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Nation’s Only Black Hospital In Danger Of Closing

By Jeffrey L. Boney Special to the NNPA from the Houston Forward-Times Community leaders and activists are in an uproar and are calling on the Obama...

Honda To Pay $24 Million For Discriminatory Auto Loans

Special to the Trice Edney News Wire from Target Market News (Trice Edney Wire.) - The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and Department of Justice...

Black Male Enrollment Declines In Med Schools

By Freddie Allen Senior Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) –The number of Black males applying to medical school is lower than it was three decades ago, raising...

Black Entrepreneurs Address Community Health Concerns With Businesses That Focus On Wellness

By Curtis Bunn Urban News Service Bad knees forced fitness enthusiast Kendra Blackett-Dibinga to quit her passion of running and training. But those same knee troubles...

Oprah Buys 10 Percent Of Weight Watchers International

Special to the Trice Edney News Wire from North Star News (Trice Edney Wire) - As millions make New Year's resolutions to lose weight, those...

Association of Black Cardiologists Announces New President And Board Chairman

New York, NY – The Association of Black Cardiologists (ABC), an inclusive organization dedicated to eliminating disparities in cardiovascular diseases, has elected Felix Sogade,...

Biotech Pioneer Hopes To Heal With Honey

By Luis Vasquez-Ajmac Urban News Service Show Kayla Rodriguez a jar of honey, and she will tell you it’s medicine. Against the odds is one way to...

Patricia Maryland To Become President And CEO )f Ascension Healthcare

Ascension, a faith-based healthcare organization dedicated to transformation through innovation across the continuum of care, announced that Patricia Maryland, Dr.PH, will become Executive Vice...

Smartphone Addiction Could Be Changing Your Brain

By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) -- You may be one of the growing number of Americans (or global citizens) who has a bit of nomophobia. "Nomophobia?"...

Salmonella Outbreak In 31 States Is Linked To Kellogg’s Honey Smacks Cereal, CDC Says

By Darran Simon, CNN (CNN) -- A salmonella outbreak that affected 73 people in 31 states has been linked to Kellogg's Honey Smacks cereal, the...

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‘We Need Him’: Emotional Steph Curry Laments ‘Self-Inflicted Wounds’ Following Another...

Golden State Warriors star Steph Curry was left lamenting “self-inflicted wounds” after Draymond Green received his fourth ejection of the season during the team’s 101-93 victory over the Orlando Magic on Wednesday.