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Gay Black Men in Southern States Have the Highest HIV Rates in the World
“It’s deeply troubling when 50 percent of African-American gay men are expected to get H.I.V. during their lifetime…” This troubling warning was issued by Dr. Jonathan Mermin, who serves as the director of the C.D.C.’s National Center for H.I.V./AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, S.T.D. and TB Prevention program. And the epicenter of this hidden crisis is small pockets […]
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Talcum Powder Linked to Ovarian Cancer In Black Women
If you are a regular user of feminine hygiene products containing talcum powder, you should consider discontinuing its use immediately. In several recent scientific studies, there has been a link made between the regular use of talcum powder based products and increased rates of ovarian cancer in Black women. Studies are also showing that Black […]
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Keith Tucker and Hip Hop Green Dinners Are Teaching Urban Youth About Healthy Eating Through Hip Hop
Keith Tucker is trying to the change young people’s perception of vegan cuisine by using a platform of entertainment and information. The Hip Hop Green Dinners is a National Health Initiative that are organized in urban communities and designed to introduce new people (especially youth), to the benefits of healthy vegan food. The event […]
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47 GOP Senators Tried To Block Relief Funding For Poisoned Flint Children
A large contingent of 47 Republican senators and 1 Democratic senator have blocked legislation to provide aid to Flint, MI for the city’s ongoing water crisis. Their efforts to block the bill was defeated by the narrowest of margins, ONE vote. The veto of the Energy and Water Agencies Appropriations Act […]
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This Doctor Opened Her Own Emergency Room To Better Help Patients
Dr. Foyekemi Ikyaator is a Nigerian doctor who has opened her own emergency room in Houston, TX. The 31 year-old doctor opened Life Savers Emergency Room with her husband in December of 2015. Ikyaator previously worked with the St. Luke’s Health System, also located in Houston. However, she decided it was time to create a [...] -
Stop Making Flint Residents Pay for Poisoned Water! (Sign The Petition & Share)
Even though the water is undrinkable and lead-contaminated, residents of Flint Michigan are still expected to pay their water bills. Expected to pay for water, that according to the EPA's criteria, can be classified as toxic waste. The average water bill in Flint (one of the most economically depressed areas in the state of Michigan) is about $200. And [...] -
300 Plumbers Install New Faucets & Water Filters in Flint, MI For Free
Due to the failure of state and federal officials to act quickly in response to the on going water crisis in Flint, Michigan, thousands of men, women and children have been and are still being exposed to unsafe levels of lead and copper in their water. This weekend a group of union plumbers took matters into [...] -
Michael Moore Says Stop Sending Water To Flint Michigan
By now we've all heard about the tragic act of terrorism inflicted on the people of Flint, MI. Yes, make no mistake this is an act of terrorism on a mass scale. 100,000 people have been allowed to drink poisoned water for over 2 years. 8,000 children will suffer from the affects of lead poisoning [...] -
Russell Simmons Talks About The Benefits Of Being A Vegan, Rush Card Problems and Trump
Music, fashion and business mogul Russell Simmons talks about his new book, "The Happy Vegan", the issues his Rush Card company faced last year and reveals what he thinks about his friend, Donald Trump, running for President. //
