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Wendy’s, Taco Bell Cut Employee Hours to Avoid Obamacare Mandate
Not long after the Supreme Court approved Obamacare, the CEO of Papa Johns, as well as the owner of the Red Lobster and Olive Garden chains, all admitted that they would be actively working to...
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Here Are the 23 Executive Actions President Obama Signed on Gun Violence
If you’ve been watching the news, then you certainly know that President Obama took executive action on Wednesday to thwart gun violence, but do you have any idea what specific action the president...
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What Will Be Obama’s Legacy-Obamacare?
Your legacy is what will define the type of person that you were for those who were not around in your time. If you are successful in defining yourself now, then your legacy will live on long after you...
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Poll Shows Obama Has Majority Support For Gun Control Measures
Republicans have tried to paint President Obama’s proposed gun control measures as an encroachment on the second amendment , but the latest polls reveal that the majority of Americans agree with the...
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Obama’s Big Immigration Opportunity
Republicans are strongly signaling they will back an immigration plan along the outlines of what President Barack Obama proposed Tuesday, creating the potential for an almost unprecedented...
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New Study: Discrimination Towards Black People Causes Them Stress & Poor Health
By D. Smith African Americans pay a high price for living in a discriminatory society where stress can impact health and well-being. The enduring wealth gap that has widened in recent years as well as...
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Moving forward from past reproductive injustices against black women
We were born in the segregated South during the Jim Crow era and we’ve lived to witness the changes brought about as we transitioned from Jim Crow laws to the civil rights and the women’s rights...
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Is Inequality Shortening Your Life Span?
White, black, or brown, we’d all live longer in a more equal, less status-driven society. Imagine you got to choose whether to be born black or born white in America. Here are a few health...
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Moms: Taking charge of your health, a head-to-toe guide
Children. Family. Friends. Errands. Work. Church. Dinner. Karate lessons. Bake sales… Moms routinely juggle long lists of to-dos from all facets of their lives, except the most important:...
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Up to 28% Of South African School Aged Girls are HIV Positive
South African health ministry officials recently revealed that up to 28 percent of South African school aged girls are HIV positive. Responding to the news, South Africa’s health minister said it...
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Dr. Julianne Malveaux: Medical Attitudes Maintain Health Disparities
by Dr. Julianne Malveaux Anna Brown, a St. Louis based homeless woman needed treatment for a sprained ankle. She went to three emergency rooms seeking such treatment. In the third hospital, St....
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New Poll Says Majority Of Americans Don’t Know About Obamacare
By Staff Blogger According to a new Kaiser Family Foundation health tracking poll, many Americans are either confused about the new Obama health care law, the Affordable Care Act, or are completely...
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Julianne Malveaux Testifies that Federal Contracting Promotes Inequality
by Dr. Julianne Malveaux On May 21, I had the opportunity to testify before a Congressional Progressive Caucus, meeting on the fact that federal dollars drive inequality by paying contractors who pay...
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Julianne Malveaux Says that Inequality Must Be Confronted
** Author’s Note: In my column “IF YOU DON’T LIKE DISPARITIES, TRY EQUALITY” I erroneously restated a comment I heard during a “think tank” at Rodham Institute. I was extremely remiss in not fact...
View ArticleMy abortion story and my right to choose
By Crystal M. Hayes I had two abortions years ago in the first trimesters, and today the only regret I have, is that I didn’t speak up sooner about what the right to choose means to me. For years, I...
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Dr. Wilmer Leon Explains: Government Shutdown Means Our Nation is Becoming...
By Dr. Wilmer J. Leon, III Shortly after the Declaration of Independence was signed on July 4, 1776 the Second Continental Congress struggled to develop a document that would provide the structure...
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Brian D. Smedley: It’s Time to Work for Health Equity in America
by Brian D. Smedley WASHINGTON-The implementation of the Affordable Care Act is an achievement Americans can be proud of. Making sure that all our brothers and sisters, children and grandchildren, have...
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HBCUs Are Doing World-Leading Research In Minority Healthcare
By Dr. Sinclair Grey III With Obamacare and the need to care for Americans from diverse upbringings, it’s imperative for health care workers to be educated and trained to deal with people from various...
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Infant Mortality in Detroit Rivals Many Third World Countries
Although the crime rate in Detroit is high, it’s not the #1 killer of children in the city. Kids in the city are more likely to die from infant mortality than violence, according to The Detroit News....
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No. 2 Drugstore Chain Will Stop Selling Tobacco Products
By: Stephanie Allen-Gobert David Bowie once said, “I can ask for a cigarette in every language,” well he can ask for it in any language, but soon he still won’t be able to get one at his local CVS...
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