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In a groundbreaking report released Monday by a leading economic research group, social scientists turned a spotlight on the financial challenges facing an often overlooked group of women, many of whom could not take an unpaid sick day or repair a major appliance without going into debt.
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Alzheimer’s is just one of many illnesses and conditions that disproportionately affect Black people in America. Many such disparities could be corrected with the implementation of a more equitable health care system, and one that devotes adequate attention to preventive medicine.
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The day after winning an Academy Award, Mo’Nique was spotted in a beautiful purple dress showing off her trademark hairy legs on Monday.
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Fantasia is known for her wacky get-ups, and signature singing/screaming but come on, at the Jackie Robinson Foundation Charity Event?
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Sometimes stars fade.
Things are not looking good for diva Mariah Carey. The 39-year-old’s remixes for her ‘Angel’s Advocate’ LP have failed to excite fans, with the lead singles ‘Up Out My Face’ featuring Nicki Minaj and the Ne-Yo-assisted ‘Angel’s Cry’ failing miserably on the charts.
While ‘Up Out My Face’ peaked disappointingly at #100 on Billboard Hot 100, ”Cry’ embarrassingly never even garnered enough airplay or downloads
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NEW ORLEANS — A second ex-New Orleans officer charged in an alleged conspiracy to cover up a deadly police shooting of unarmed residents after Hurricane Katrina is expected to plead guilty, a person familiar with the case said Tuesday.
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From HuffingtonPost.com:
Rush Limbaugh hurled a racist comment towards embattled New York Governor David Paterson on his radio show Tuesday.
A 2-year-old boy was injured after falling from the second-floor of an apartment building in Cary on Tuesday afternoon, according to town officials.
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Walmart is raising eyebrows after cutting the price of a black Barbie doll to nearly half of that of the doll’s white counterpart at one store and possibly others.
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