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2013 Fifth Annual Evening of Excellence hosted by Essence
On Friday, September 20, 2013, Houston Style Magazine was on in Washington, DC for the …
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2013 Modern-Day Slavery: Human Trafficking in America Forum
Photography by Vicky Pink - On September 19, 2013, Houston Style Magazine was on hand …
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Guns Kill Nearly 1,300 US Children Each Year, Study Says
Rambunctious third-graders filled a classroom in Seattle on a crisp autumn day. One of the students dropped his backpack, and horror ensued.
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Climate change is helping spread a fungus that attacks bananas
A fungal plant disease from Asia has been spreading across banana-growing areas of Latin America and the Caribbean since the 1960s. New research suggests that climate change is aiding the spread of this highly destructive plant infection.
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Texans Still Have Time to Sign Up for Affordable, Low-Cost Health Coverage
More than 15 million nationwide have signed up for a plan through the ACA Marketplace, a 33% increase over last year.
Uninsured Texans have until Jan. 16 to choose a health plan through the Affordable Care Act (ACA) Marketplace. In a study released last month, Texas 2036 found that millions of uninsured Texans could obtain free or subsidized coverage on the ACA Marketplace.
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November is National Homeless Youth Awareness Month
For many of us, November is the month of Thanksgiving and the beginning of the holiday season. It is a time when people gather with family and friends to express gratitude and appreciation for the good things in their lives. Families celebrate Thanksgiving as one of the few days of the year they are blessed to have so many loved ones under the same roof. Those less fortunate may spend Thanksgiving in homeless shelters or the cold. A few may receive a traditional Thanksgiving lunch, but many others will go hungry.
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TSU President Austin A. Lane and Eulois Cleckley (HGAC) sign the agreement in the presence of Interim Provost Bobby Wilson, Robert Veazie (HGAC), faculty and …
Published on July 18, 2017
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Eating vegetables, especially cooked ones, won't protect your heart, a new study found, but critics call the findings questionable. Mandatory Credit: Rawpixel.com/Adobe Stock
Published on February 21, 2022
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A student in Baltimore looks over his notes during an AP African American Studies course last year. Mandatory Credit: Michael Robinson Chavez/The Washington Post/Getty Images
Published on February 2, 2023
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Having a fluctuating cholesterol level has been linked with higher risk of Alzheimer's disease, a new study has found. Mandatory Credit: coldsnowstorm/iStockphoto/Getty Images
Published on July 6, 2023
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Black Press of America Making Impact and Progress
While about 37,000 workers were laid off or furloughed at media companies like the Los Angeles Times, Condé Nast, The Dallas Morning News, Gannett, McClatchy, National Public Radio, and VOX, the NNPA added staff and expanded services to NNPA member publishers across the nation.
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Black immigrants chose Ukraine for quality of life, education. War leaves them fearful.
After having studied in India, Heidi Nguema visited Ukraine a few years ago with no plans to make it his home. But as an African from the country of Gabon, in the central part of the continent, he said, he “fell in love” with Ukraine and “decided to stay.”
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A tiny new device is offering hope of a better life for people with severe heart failure, reducing hospitalization rates and improving mortality risk within …
Published on September 24, 2018
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NewsGuild, a labor union that represents thousands of journalists, released on April 27 a small study of 14 unionized newsrooms owned by media conglomerate Gannett. …
Published on April 27, 2021
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Cognitive decline is linked to ultraprocessed food, a study finds. Ultraprocessed foods typically include flavorings, colorings, emulsifiers and other cosmetic additives. Mandatory Credit: Cesar Carroll/EyeEm/Adobe …
Published on August 1, 2022
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People who have a healthy lifestyle before Covid-19 infection may have a lower risk of long Covid than their peers, a new study says. Mandatory …
Published on February 6, 2023
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Florida officials discussed the AP African American Studies course with Florida College Board for months before it was rejected last month. Mandatory Credit: RJ Sangosti/Denver …
Published on February 13, 2023
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The mortality rate of pregnant and recently pregnant women in the United States rose almost 30% between 2019 and 2020, according to a new study. …
Published on January 27, 2023
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When smokers in a new study quit, their immune response got better at one level, but it didn’t completely recover for years. Mandatory Credit: Catherine …
Published on February 14, 2024
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Working outside of standard daytime hours has been associated with poor health later in life, according to a new study. Mandatory Credit: PixelsEffect/E+/Getty Images via …
Published on April 3, 2024
