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A Texas Transplant Family is Celebrating National Minority Donor Awareness Month:
Please Register to be a Life-Saving Organ or Tissue Donor
August is National Minority Donor Awareness Month. This national observance (first a day and then a week) was initiated in 1996 to increase our nation’s consciousness of the need for more organ and tissue donors from multicultural backgrounds. Starting this year, this nationwide awareness push to engage and educate multicultural communities about the need for organ and tissue donors has been expanded to encompass the entire month of August.
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Barack Obama's full eulogy of John Lewis
Former President Barack Obama eulogized civil rights icon John Lewis on Thursday before the late congressman's body was laid to rest in Atlanta, drawing a comparison between the battles Lewis participated in during the civil rights movement and the current protests for racial justice happening across America.
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Benches clear as Astros and Dodgers faced each other in Houston for the first time since 2017
Ever been out somewhere and notice a fixture that causes you to reminisce about the past? It could be a park that you and a significant other use to go to just to talk. Or that one restaurant that you used to go to as a kid that just took you back to your younger days? Now not all memories will be pleasant. Some of those places could take you back to some tumultuous times in your life and cause some real emotions to stir up.
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Election Pollster Terrance Woodbury Weighs In On Kanye West’s 2020 President Election Bid in July 19 Washington Post News Article
Woodbury Says West Probably Won’t Be the Next President, but the Influential Rapper Could Play a Role in Determining Who Is
Terrance Woodbury, a partner at HIT Strategies, a political research firm focused on women, minorities and millennials, recently shared his thoughts with the Washington Post regarding rapper Kanye West’s 2020 Presidential Campaign. Woodbury addressed several issues surrounding the provocative celebrity’s viability as a candidate and the influence the Grammy-winning artist has over a generation of young voters.
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(HED) P.E. Release New Single “First Blood” from Upcoming Album, “Class of 2020” Pre-Orders Available Now
Legendary SoCal artists (HED) P.E. have revealed the first single from the upcoming Class of 2020 album, “First Blood.”
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The Prostate Cancer Foundation and Robert F. Smith Announce New Effort To Address Health Disparities for A/A Men
Expanded Research Program and Revolutionary, Inexpensive, Non-invasive Test To Assess Genetic Risk Of Prostate Cancer
The Prostate Cancer Foundation (PCF) and Robert F. Smith, founder, chairman and CEO of Vista Equity Partners, announce a new effort to reduce deaths from prostate cancer, one of the largest health disparities facing African American men today.
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Oxford's COVID-19 Vaccine Appears Safe And Induces Strong Immune Responses
Results from trials involving three different coronavirus vaccines released Monday, all showing positive results, with evidence the vaccines can produce immune responses that would be expected to protect people against infection.
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Senator Kamala Harris Statement on the Passing of Civil Rights Hero John Lewis
U.S. Senator Kamala D. Harris (D-CA) on Saturday released the following statement on the passing of Congressman John Lewis. Congressman Lewis passed away on Friday, July 17, 2020.
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NeuMoDx™ Molecular Announces CE Mark for HPV Diagnostic Test Company continues to expand its CE-IVD Menu
NeuMoDx™ Molecular, a sample-to-result molecular diagnostic company focused on central laboratory customers, announced today it has received CE Mark approval for its molecular diagnostic test for high-risk types of human papillomavirus (HPV), which was developed in collaboration with Self-screen BV (Amsterdam, the Netherlands). HPV is the virus regarded as the major cause of cervical cancer.
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Civil rights legend Rep. John Lewis dead at 80
John Robert Lewis, the son of sharecroppers who survived a brutal beating by police during a landmark 1965 march in Selma, Alabama, to become a towering figure of the civil rights movement and a longtime US congressman, has died after a six-month battle with cancer. He was 80.
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The US loses two icons of the civil rights movement in one day
Two towering figures of the American civil rights movement died Friday, a major loss for a nation still grappling with protests and demands for racial equality decades later.
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New rule will put more African-Americans and Hispanics at risk for COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic is ravaging the nation and taking a disproportionate toll on African American and Hispanic communities. Yet the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services just moved ahead with a rule that will make it more difficult for vulnerable Americans to access the medicines they need.
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Eminem slams people who refuse to wear masks in new song with Kid Cudi
Kid Cudi and Eminem released their first collaboration on Friday titled "The Adventures of Moon Man & Slim Shady." The song touches on a number of topics, from people refusing to wear masks to police brutality.
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Christian Kabasele says racism online 'is worse' than incidents in stadium
It was a moment that shocked European football. Christian Kabasele, who was born in the Democratic Republic of Congo, scored for Genk against Standard Liege in October 2015 and celebrated with a monkey imitation.
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Middle-aged Americans less healthy than English peers — and it doesn't matter how much money they have
Middle-aged people in the United States are in worse health than those living in England, and the disparities are larger for low income individuals, according to a new study.
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Comedian Rickey Smiley’s Daughter – Aaryn, 19 Was Shot Multiple Times
Daughter – Aaryn Shot During Road Rage Incident
The 19-year-old daughter of comedi- an and syndicated radio host Rickey Smiley is currently recovering after being shot during an alleged road rage incident.
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Anxiety makes us bad decision-makers. Here's how to do better even if you're worried about everything
Just before the lockdown began, London-based writer Valentina Valentini made the choice of a lifetime: She agreed to marry her partner. She didn't think twice about it.
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Comedian Rickey Smiley's 19-year-old daughter shot multiple times
The 19-year-old daughter of comedian and syndicated radio host Rickey Smiley is currently recovering after being shot during an alleged road rage incident.
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Twin girls, joined at the skull, successfully separated in 18-hour operation in Vatican hospital
A pair of conjoined twin girls with an extremely rare condition have been successfully separated at a hospital in the Vatican City.
