African American Doctors give Black Medical Advice

Porn Star Re-Tests as HIV Negative

2011-09-03T17:57:00.001-07:00

Overweight Baby Sitter Falls On Top of Child and Smothers Him to Death

2011-09-03T15:12:00.001-07:00

Professor Says Your Kids Can Catch Diseases from McDonald’s Playgrounds

2011-08-24T06:20:00.001-07:00

Your Black World Reports

New Face of Chimpanzee Mauling Victim is Revealed

2011-08-11T20:44:00.001-07:00

This might be considered a miracle of modern medicine. A Connecticut woman was mauled two years ago by a chimpanzee and had her face disfigured. After two years of surgeries, doctors are finally revealing the woman’s new face to the public.

College Students Seeking Out Sugar Daddies to Help Them Pay Tuition

2011-08-05T12:29:00.001-07:00

By JasmineHughes

In light of the economic downturn, female college students are taking matters into their own hands. Now instead of working in McDonald’s, or shops for $8.00 an hour, many are finding it quicker and easier to seek older men and provide sex in exchange for tuition money.

Girl Loses Her Sight After Buying Colored Contact Lenses

2011-07-20T06:26:00.001-07:00

Beautiful Young Model Discusses Her Battle with Heart Disease

2011-06-10T20:43:00.001-07:00

Dr. Jennifer Caudle: Physician, Cellist and Miss Iowa 1999

2011-06-01T03:09:00.001-07:00

Psychology Today Finally Apologizes for Scientist Who Says Black Women are Less Attractive Than Others

2011-05-28T19:31:00.001-07:00

Judge Mathis Goes Off on a Deadbeat Dad (video)

2011-05-25T21:59:00.001-07:00

Mother Shoots It out With Police over Daughter’s Medication

2011-05-23T05:08:00.001-07:00

Activists Trying to Stop Rape Beading in Kenya

2011-05-12T11:45:00.000-07:00

Little girls are being pushed into sex with older men as a result of a practice called “rape beading.”

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Michelle Obama Dances with Kids on the White House Lawn (Video)

2011-05-10T09:49:00.001-07:00

Yes, that’s Michelle getting down with some kids….again – changing what it means to be a first lady.

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How Love Affects Your Brain

2011-05-08T13:04:00.001-07:00

Ever wonder why you go out of your damn mind when you fall in love or end a relationship? Well, scientists can tell you all about it.

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Black Stroke Victims Call Family First, Not Doctors

2011-05-06T14:52:00.001-07:00

A new study sheds light on decisions that African Americans tend to make when they are victims of strokes.

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Will.i.am Thinks that Condoms are “Tacky”

2011-05-06T07:45:00.001-07:00

Will.i.am from the Black Eyed Peas seems to think that women who own condoms are “tacky”.

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Which of the 5 Dominant Personality Traits Are You?

2011-05-05T03:27:00.001-07:00

From the UK Telegraph

Open

Defined by an inventive and curious nature, open people generally have an appreciation for art, adventure, unusual ideas, curiosity, and variety of experience. They can be highly emotional.

They are sensitive to beauty and tend to be, compared to closed people, more creative and more aware of their feelings. They are more likely to hold unconventional beliefs.

Open people are likely to agree with the following statements:

I have a rich vocabulary.

I have a vivid imagination.

I have excellent ideas.

I spend time reflecting on things.

I use difficult words.

I am interested in abstractions.

I do have a good imagination.

Conscientious

Defined as being efficient and organised, people in this category tend to show self discipline, act dutifully and are ambitious.

The trait shows a preference for planned rather than spontaneous behavior. It influences the way in which we control, regulate, and direct our impulses.

Conscientious people are likely to agree with the following statments:

I am always prepared.

I am exacting in my work.

I follow a schedule.

I like order.

I pay attention to details.

I rarely leave my belongings around.

I rarely make a mess of things.

I don't often forget to put things back in their proper place.

I don't shirk my duties.

Woman Eats Her Child's Brain? Mental Health and Criminal Justice Systems Failed Her

2010-07-07T17:01:00.001-07:00

by Dr. Boyce Watkins

This week, a woman in Texas cut off the head of her three week old baby and ate part of his brain. What’s even more shocking about this terrible story is that she won’t get any jail time for it.

Otty Sanchez, a 34-year old, was found not guilty by reason of insanity in the death of her child, Scott Wesley Buchholz-Sanchez. Prosecutors accepted the plea deal after learning that the woman thought that the devil made her kill her child.

The baby was found in a bedroom with three of his toes chewed off, his head severed and his brain ripped out. Police are saying that the child’s mother ate the boy’s toes and a piece of the brain before stabbing herself in the chest and throat. In the 911 call made by her sister, Sanchez can be heard in the background screaming, “I didn't wanna do it! He told me to!"

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Dr. Boyce: Nushawn Williams: Infected Women with HIV - Set to be Released from Prison

2010-04-14T06:25:00.001-07:00

by Dr. Boyce Watkins

You may not know the name Nushawn Williams, but it's probably a name you need to know. You would especially want your daughter to know his name, as well as anyone else in the community who has reason to fear a more disturbing style of sexual predator for the new millenium.

Williams is in prison right now for knowingly infecting women with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. His victims were as young as 13 years old, and authorities believe he may have infected as many as 50 women prior to going to state prison in 1998. Police are working to keep Williams behind bars because they fear what might happen if he is released to the American public.
"He is prone to further sexual contact with underage individuals because of deficits in his emotional capacity to understand why this is wrong and attitudes that support these types of exploitive encounters. His emotional callousness, lack of remorse and impulsivity undermine important internal mechanisms for managing his sexual behavior," said examiner Jacob E. Hadden from the New York State Office of Mental Health. Authorities have determined that Williams suffers from a mental health abnormality that makes him incapable of understanding why his actions are wrong or harmful.

The possible release of Williams reminds us of the urgency of managing the public health alarm called HIV infection. African Americans are taking the lead in HIV infection rates, and what is also true is that the experience in our community is nothing less than a precursor to what is eventually going to happen all throughout America. What is most frightening about the case of Nushawn Williams is that he is probably not the only person deliberately spreading the disease: there are likely women and other men doing the same thing. To make matters worse, there are many in our community (and others) who are being incredibly irresponsible with their sexual behavior and infecting scores of people in the process.

As I felt empathy for celebrities like Magic Johnson and Eazy-E for their battles with HIV/AIDS, I wondered how many of us thought about the long list of partners they infected before finally getting their own positive test results. Did you ever think about the fact that many of those people are out in the community right now, quite a few of whom may have taken years to become aware of their HIV positive status? This is scary indeed, so the truth is that to protect yourself from the silent community killer, a general strategy of protection must be put into play.

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List of Democrats Who Voted Against the Health Care Reform Bill

2010-03-22T11:07:00.001-07:00

Democrats who voted against the health care bill included the following Congressmen and Congresswomen:

Rep. John Adler (N.J.)
Rep. Jason Altmire (Pa.)
Rep. Michael Arcuri (N.Y.)
Rep. John Barrow (Ga.)
Rep. Marion Berry (Ark.)
Rep. Dan Boren (Okla.)
Rep. Rick Boucher (Va.)
Rep. Bobby Bright (Ala.)
Rep. Ben Chandler (Ky.)
Rep. Travis Childers (Miss.)
Rep. Artur Davis (Ala.)
Rep. Lincoln Davis (Tenn.)
Rep. Chet Edwards (Texas)
Rep. Stephanie Herseth Sandlin (S.D.)
Rep. Tim Holden (Pa.)
Rep. Larry Kissell (N.C.)
Rep. Frank Kratovil (Md.)
Rep. Dan Lipinski (Ill.)
Rep. Stephen Lynch (Mass.)
Rep. Jim Marshall (Ga.)
Rep. Jim Matheson (Utah)
Rep. Mike McIntyre (N.C.)
Rep. Mike McMahon (N.Y.)
Rep. Charlie Melancon (La.)
Rep. Walt Minnick (Idaho)
Rep. Glenn Nye (Va.)
Rep. Collin Peterson (Minn.)
Rep. Mike Ross (Ark.)
Rep. Heath Shuler (N.C.)
Rep. Ike Skelton (Mo.)
Rep. Zack Space (Ohio)
Rep. John Tanner (Tenn.)
Rep. Gene Taylor (Miss.)
Rep. Harry Teague (N.M.)

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2010-03-14T16:27:00.001-07:00

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New studies reveal the urgency of first lady's obesity fight

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8:44 AM on 03/10/2010

Risk factors leading to higher rates of obesity begin as early as pregnancy, especially among African-American and Hispanic children...

Alzheimer's cases rising among blacks, Hispanics

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5:07 PM on 03/09/2010

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10-year-old becomes health care reform lobbyist

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3:44 PM on 03/09/2010

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