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Harvard professor to address racial prejudice in Health Care

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24 Mar 2011
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Harvard Medical School professor Dr. Augustus A. White III will visit the University of Memphis to discuss how physician bias may contribute to health disparities throughout the nation.
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AOL and Queen Latifah now partners

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24 Mar 2011
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AOL and Queen Latifah have a new content partnership that puts Queen Latifah in place to executive produce and also star in a variety of original video web series to be featured across AOL’s network of sites.
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Kappas convene for South Central meeting

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24 Mar 2011
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Province Polemarch Willie F. Brooks Jr. has announced the Centennial Anniversary of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. and the convene of the 66th Province Council Meeting of the South Central Province in Memphis on Thursday through Sunday (March 24-27).
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Gay done for season

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24 Mar 2011
Written by Kelley Evans
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The Grizzlies learned Monday following an MRI that Forward Rudy Gay would be out until next season and that his injury would require surgery. 
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Grizz fans rise to the occasion

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24 Mar 2011
Written by Kelley Evans
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NBA teams are fighting to make the playoffs and the Grizzlies fans have jumped on the bandwagon with their team on the march to secure a spot.
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<br />From Dixie Homes to Memphis top cop

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18 Mar 2011
Written by Dr. Karanja A. Ajanaku
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Toney Armstrong is quick to note that the Memphis Police Department has made tremendous progress with technology, most specifically the Real Times Crime Center and the Blue Crush initiative.
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For the Grizz and Stax, the beat goes on

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18 Mar 2011
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The Memphis Grizzlies and the Stax Music Academy hosted the annual pre-event leading up to Staxtacular 2011.
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New driver licenses, ID cards to feature enhanced security

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17 Mar 2011
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Tennessee soon will issue new and improved driver licenses and identification cards featuring updated security features.
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Electrolux rolls in with assist from Ewing

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17 Mar 2011
Written by Dr. Karanja A. Ajanaku
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Five vehicles trucked from El Paso, Texas arrived in Memphis on March 14. The vehicles belong to Electrolux, which announced in mid-December that its new North American Cooking Products manufacturing center would be located in Memphis.
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Self-employment rises as survival option for more African Americans

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17 Mar 2011
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As jobs become harder to find, more African Americans are turning to self-employment for financial survival.
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<br />Soledad: The Japan earthquake interview

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17 Mar 2011
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CNN’s Soledad O’Brien is in Japan, where she is covering the aftermath of the earthquake, tsunami and nuclear meltdown that have devastated the country.
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Breaking barriers nothing new for JSU president

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17 Mar 2011
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After 133 years of academic excellence, Jackson State University for the first time has a female as its chief executive officer.
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Briefs & things

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17 Mar 2011
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Short news items of interest from around the community
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Detroit

DUGGAN OUT THE RACE?

The Michigan Chronicle

Today the election commission will gather at 2:30pm to decide the fate of mayoral candidate, Mike Duggan. This week mayoral candidate Tom ...

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Shinola Brings Manufacturing Back to Detroit

The Michigan Chronicle

ALEX STCHEKINE, bicycle production and special projects, affixes the name plate to a Bixby model bicycle at Shinola's Detroit facility.- J...

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Chicago

Parents File Suit After Son Mistakenly Pronounced Dead

The Chicago Defender

CHICAGO (CBS) – The parents of a disabled boy have filed suit against the Chicago hospital where he was mistakenly pronounced dead.

 

Jaylen Dorsey was ...

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New Ill. House Gun Bill Has More Restrictions

The Chicago Defender

A compromise allowing the carrying of concealed weapons backed by House Speaker Michael Madigan and agreed to by the General Assembly's leading gun-ri...

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Pittsburgh

Shale drillers shafting NAACP? Parker upset with lack of support

The New Pittsburgh Courier

 

CONNIE PARKER

 

by Christian Morrow

Courier Staff Writer

Back when steel ruled the local economy and Pittsburgh boast multiple corporate headquarters, th...

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WAMO100 announces new general manager

The New Pittsburgh Courier

GARY GUNTER

 

PITTSBURGH, PA--WAMO100, owned by Martz Communications Group, recently named Gary Gunter general manager of WAMO100.

Prior to this new appo...

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