An appropriate number of nurses and other staff should be available at all times across the continuum of care, with a mix of education, skills and experience to ensure patient care needs are met and working conditions stay hazard-free, according to a ...
Posted Sunday, July 28th 2013 at 8:28PM
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...Clinton drew strong support from the African American community and made improving race relations a major theme of his presidency. In 1998, Nobel laureate Toni Morrison called Clinton "the first Black president", saying, "Clinton displays almost ...
Posted Sunday, July 28th 2013 at 7:38PM
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When this woman went to her doctor for lower back pain, she says the diagnosis she got was offensive and outrageous. The woman, an African American got offended and notified CNN; however, this is good to know because at least now I can tell my chiro ...
Posted Sunday, July 28th 2013 at 6:01PM
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After weeks of countless shooting-related deaths in Chicago, hundreds gathered at Chicago State University on Friday for the Emergency Summit on Urban Violence, led by the Congressional Black Caucus, to discuss finding a solution to gun violence thro ...
Posted Sunday, July 28th 2013 at 4:57PM
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(CNN) Despite Martin Luther King Jr.'s incredible achievements, his ability to tackle poverty in the African-American economy was cut short by his tragic assassination. It was nearly 50 years ago now. With so much progress since the days of MLK, over ...
Posted Sunday, July 28th 2013 at 4:17PM
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A stripper has won a lawsuit against Nebraska police who confiscated over $1 million cash - all in singles - that belonged to her during a routine traffic stop.
Tara Mishra, 33, stripped for 15 years and managed to save $1,074,000, and she gave the ...
Posted Sunday, July 28th 2013 at 3:53PM
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Veteran Black Activist and National Black Wall Street Leader Responds to CBC Chicago Summit: Several people called me from the kick-off of the Congressional Black Caucus Summit Against Gun, Urban, Urban Gun Violence yesterday at Chicago State hosted ...
Posted Sunday, July 28th 2013 at 3:22PM
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A California couple born on the same day and married for 75 years, died only one day apart. According to the Long Beach Press-Telegram, Helen and Les Brown died on July 16 and 17 respectively, both were 94. Zach Henderson, owner of the Ma N'Pa Groc ...
Posted Sunday, July 28th 2013 at 3:12PM
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(CNN) -- Racist taunts against Italy's first black minister, Cecile Kyenge, took another ugly turn over the weekend when someone hurled bananas at her during a rally. Kyenge's appointment as Italy's minister of integration three months ago isn't sit ...
Posted Sunday, July 28th 2013 at 3:00PM
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It’s been just over a week since Detroit filed for the largest municipal bankruptcy in U.S. history and, so far, there are more questions than answers about how this will all shake out. On Wednesday, a U.S. Bankruptcy judge ruled Detroit’s Chapter 9 ...
Posted Sunday, July 28th 2013 at 2:36PM
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Remember the Middle Class Task Force? Gee, how could you have forgotten? President Obama set up this group shortly after taking office in 2009, to identify the strains weighing on mainstream Americans and come up with solutions. So far, the MCTF has ...
Posted Sunday, July 28th 2013 at 2:26PM
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(AtlantaBlackStar.com) A staggering number of African-American children are raised in single parent homes, compared to the rest of America, and the rest of the world. A study conducted by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development foun ...
Posted Saturday, July 27th 2013 at 2:26PM
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BlackAsianBuddhistWannabe In Black in the HoodCalifornia,
OmHhhh>>What is a WhiteWannaBe? Is that someone who Uses the Spell Checker? Om> I posted a link just for you to educate you on the facts of our children that are growing up in single fami ...
Posted Saturday, July 27th 2013 at 2:15PM
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The woes of adulthood are hitting today’s children too fast and not only via the pernicious influences of popular culture, marketing and peer pressure. More and more children are being diagnosed with chronic diseases that have previously been only se ...
Posted Saturday, July 27th 2013 at 10:35AM
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Over 10,000 people will enroll in Medicare every day over the next 10 years.
Are you one of them? Or do you know someone who is nearing this rite of passage?
Luckily, it’s not as complicated as it may seem. Explore 7 common questions (and answe ...
Posted Saturday, July 27th 2013 at 10:20AM
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Back in February, I lamented here the fact that in order to continue my cruise job, I would have to recertify my BLS and ACLS. I thought that was over with when I retired from hospital nursing. My main source of annoyance was that I was going to hav ...
Posted Friday, July 26th 2013 at 9:20PM
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And the No Snitching Code that keeps it going. No Snitching or Not cooperating with the police is standard in too many (urban) communities -- but there are exceptions, say researchers who spent three years talking with kids in Philadelphia's toughes ...
Posted Friday, July 26th 2013 at 2:08PM
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Black Buddhist Wannabe In California,
Don't go trying to use GOD in this... you are Buddhist so you can't use the all God's Children mantra, OM...(Lol) You are senile and have really gotten on my 'last nerve' with your so called sage wisdom, (NOT ...
Posted Friday, July 26th 2013 at 1:33PM
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GRAPHIC CONTENT: You've been lied to about so much when it comes to race. Please review the actual facts and statistics at some of these links ((below)).
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Posted Friday, July 26th 2013 at 1:09PM
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Why are you not seeking help for your mental illness??? Aren't you an un treated Bipolar and needing meds to regulate yourself, eh? Your Racists rants/attacks are getting more and more intense as well as jumbled as the weeks go by. Is that a Buddhist ...
Posted Friday, July 26th 2013 at 12:46PM
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The cost of healthcare is rising at its slowest rate in 50 years, thanks at least in part to the Affordable Care Act (ACA), President Obama asserted Wednesday as part of a speech about the economy.
On the contrary, "healthcare costs are slowing do ...
Posted Friday, July 26th 2013 at 12:25PM
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You go through nine months of preparation, but nothing really prepares you for the moment an infant is wrapped in pink or blue and placed in your arms. And then it hits you—you’re a parent. It’s not like babysitting or being in charge of your younger ...
Posted Thursday, July 25th 2013 at 8:41PM
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(CNN) -- Odin Lloyd, who authorities allege was murdered by former New England Patriots player Aaron Hernandez, carved a reputation as a trophy-accumulating athlete who in school had a mischievous streak for jokes and pranks, relatives said. Lloyd, ...
Posted Thursday, July 25th 2013 at 5:37PM
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