Press Releases
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Need an Inauguration Hotel? BlackHistoryTours.com has your Room
In the days following President Elect Barack Obama’s historic election, the overwhelming demand for accommodation space and transportation options were a much needed, pre-holiday boon…
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Simpson Codefendants Avoid Prison
Four of O.J. Simpson’s accomplices in the 2007 robbery at a Las Vegas hotel were given suspended sentences Tuesday by Nevada District Judge Jackie Glass….
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O.J. Simpson Gets at Least 15 Years in Prison
A Las Vegas judge sentenced fallen gridiron great O.J. Simpson to at least 15 years in prison for leading an armed confrontation last year at…
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Michael Vick Pleads to State Dogfighting Charge
Former NFL quarterback Michael Vick pleaded guilty Tuesday to a state dogfighting charge, a move that could make him eligible to leave prison early and…
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Increasing Diabetes Prevention and Control in Communities
The National Diabetes Education Program has developed a curriculum designed to provide program leaders with the tools they need to increase diabetes prevention and control…
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Simpson Jury: We Relied on Tapes, Not Witnesses
The jury that convicted O.J. Simpson of robbery and other charges relied mostly on audio and video evidence — and very little on testimony from…
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Real Men Cook Father’s Day Celebrations to Feature Health and Wellness Pavilion
As a show of its concern for the health and lifestyle of the thousands expected to attend Real Men Cook, a food-sampling and family celebration…
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Historically African American Sorority Weighs In On Michelle Obama
Barbara A. McKinzie, Alpha Kappa Alpha’s international president, expressed indignation and outrage over the Tennessee Republican Party running a smear campaign against Michelle Obama, wife…
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New Teachers not Prepared for Teaching in Diverse Classrooms
Public Agenda and the National Comprehensive Center for Teacher Quality today released research that points to two specific areas where teacher training may be lacking,…
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DNC Commemorates 54th Anniversary of Historic Brown v. Board Decision
Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean issued the following statement on the landmark Brown v. Board of Education decision, handed down 54 years ago last…
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Diabetes and Your Feet
African Americans knowledgeable about health issues understand that they face a higher risk than other groups for diabetes. According to the National Institutes of Health…
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Dr. Bobby Jones Hosts 22nd International Gospel Industry Retreat
South Florida is poised to host the 22nd Bi-Annual International Gospel Industry Retreat (IGIR) during the Memorial Day Weekend (May 24 – 27, 2008) at…
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RhodesDahl Seeks Interpretive Design Services for International African American Museum
Museum teaches role of African descent in the making of the modern world (more)
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The Untold History of Post-Civil War ‘Neoslavery’
Slavery survived long past emancipation, was an offense permitted by the nation (more)
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Wrong On Race: The Democratic Party’s Buried Past, by Bruce Bartlett
NYT Bestseller debunks Democratic party is best for African Americans myth (more)
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Research Explores Tensions Among Nation’s Largest Ethnic Minority Groups
First Multilingual Poll of Ethnic Groups on Race Relations Finds Deep Mistrust (more)
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National Archives Hosts Public Symposium on Slave Trade Act
Symposium honors 200th Anniversary of the Slave Trade¿0aAct of 1808 (more)
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Editor Accepting Chapter Submission for Book on African Americans with Disabilities
Increase of African Americans with disabilities, little information and research (more)
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15 African-Americans Oppose Inadequate Morgan Stanley Settlement and Ask Judge For Hearing
One plaintiff opts out of the class-action suite, class is inadequately represented (more)
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Charges Dismissed Against African-American Minister Targeted and Tackled by Capitol Police
We have an apartheid political system, where democracy while Black isn’t the same as democracy while White (more)
