Jay Katz, 86, Yale professor, leader in reproductive law Nov 19, 2008
NEW HAVEN - Yale Law School professor Jay Katz, who served on a national panel that studied the Tuskegee syphilis experiment on black men, died Monday in New Haven of heart failure, the law school said ... Syphilis treatment was denied to black men in order to study the illness. (Boston Globe)
Hub grads come up short in college Nov 18, 2008
The gap between black men and women was similar. The study also found that exam school graduates were vastly more prepared than other city graduates. (Boston Globe)
After Obama's win, white backlash festers in US Nov 18, 2008
Two Tennessee men implicated for plotting to kill 88 black men, including Obama, were tied to the KKK chapter whose leader was convicted in a civil trial in Brandenburg, Ky. last week, for inciting violence. (Yahoo News -- Top Stories)
Black Men Get High BP Signs Earlier Nov 18, 2008
A study says there are signs that young and seemingly healthy black men develop high blood pressure earlier than white men, though it develops in a way that can be hard to detect. The black men had higher central blood pressure in the aorta near the heart ... Researchers said in a news release that the findings suggest that hypertension develops silently in black men. (Click2Houston, TX)
Waterloo police investigate home invasion Nov 17, 2008
Police said the two suspects were described as black men, but no other information was available ... hetfield wrote on Nov 16, 2008 8:42 PM:" some on the left will post that the thugs, when caught, will be sentenced more harshly due to their color. they will say that if they were white, they wouldnt even go to jail. in reality, regardless of color, these criminals will go to jail for the same length of time.maybe these thugs should go to the forum at the coffee shop. they would be freely... (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
Hypertension develops early, silently, in African-American men Nov 17, 2008
The University of Illinois researchers hypothesized that the blood vessels of the black men would show greater dysfunction than the white men, even though both groups were young and equally healthy and fit. The vascular damage they looked for included stiffening and thickening of the blood vessels. (EurekAlert!)
JIM DODSON: A Long Train Journey Home Nov 16, 2008
A few moments later, as we dragged into Wilmington, I saw two old black men sitting in the warm sunlight in a backyard, laughing at something one of them had said. The toddler behind my seat began to stir and sing nonsense songs that made me think of my own children, who were now college students and didn't yet need to remember the comforting adventures of Babar. (The Pilot Newspaper)
Teens' drowning deaths stun Chicago school Nov 15, 2008
- Chicago Public Schools and YMCA officials planned to investigate a leadership retreat for young black men that ended with the drowning deaths of three high schoolers, but authorities said it appears the teenagers' deaths were simply the result of a temporary lapse in judgment. Family and friends struggled to cope with the deaths Friday of teens who were chosen to be at the camp for their leadership potential and were some of the most promising students from their Chicago high school. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
Can't get There From Here-Time to get to work Nov 15, 2008
For instance, he has said many times he wants parents to take more responsibility with their kids, particularly young black men who have fathered children. This is the sort of leadership we ve never had in the White House. (Billerica Minuteman, MA)
Palo Alto officially condemns racial profiling Nov 12, 2008
Recently there has been a dramatic upswing in crimes against people just walking down the street-in broad daylight, and according to witnesses,the crimes were committed by black men. Of course Police Officers need to have contact with people who match the description of the suspects AND/OR are doing something else that appears suspicious to an Officer. (Palo Alto Online, CA)
Judge takes Classic fund from board Nov 12, 2008
The board proposed setting aside $175,000 for college scholarships and $100,000 for organizations such as the Lucy Craft Laney Museum of Black History, the city's recreation youth scholarship fund and 100 Black Men of Augusta. The rest, under the board's proposal, would remain with the CSRA Classic to negotiate a contract with schools to hold the annual Classic football game for the next three years. (The Augusta Chronicle)
* Election makes world rethink its image of racist US Nov 12, 2008
So why are so many black men in prison. a French friend asked me once. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Racial Disparities Increasing For Cancers Unrelated To Smoking, Study Finds Nov 11, 2008
But analysis showed that reduction was driven predominantly by more rapid decreases in mortality from tobacco-related cancers in black men than white men. In contrast, racial disparities in mortality from cancers potentially affected by screening and treatment increased over most of the time intervals since 1975. (Science Daily)
Local Guest Commentary: Contracted or city attorney: Which is best for Hanford? Nov 11, 2008
Local Guest Commentary: Contracted or city attorney: Which is best for Hanford. in print and online, 24/7 for free, select the Clean Sweep option. (Hanford Sentinal, CA)
BETTER LIFE: More news on keeping your heart healthy Nov 11, 2008
"Depression in heart disease is undertreated, and it appears that black men are suffering the most," says cardiologist Silvina Waldman, who led the study ... Some 43% of depressed white men were taking antidepressants, about double the percentage of black men with depression, according to the ... forrest green45 is correct in saying that black men do have a higher risk of being diagnosed with and dying of lung cancer, although the reasons for racial disparities in many cancers appear to be more... (USA Today -- Money)
Election of Obama Recasts National Conversation on Race Nov 10, 2008
At a parenting-group meeting Chicago's South Side, a group of poor and working-class black men talked about the election-night revelry in the neighborhood and showed off T-shirts featuring Mr. Obama's face and the words "commander in chief." But talk quickly turned to practicalities. "It's not really race -- it's the economic situation that is at the bottom of all the problems. We need jobs in the inner city," said Jason Alfred, who works for the Chicago Urban League. (Wall Street Journal)
Ideas: Where will Obama's election fit in history? Nov 9, 2008
There are more black men in prison than in college. And, remember, Obama's triumph does not guarantee the election of another African-American any time soon. (Boston Globe)
Faithful Vie to Witness Inaugural... Nov 9, 2008
President-elect Obama's inauguration is reminiscent of historic black gatherings like the massive 1963 rally in Washington, where Dr. King gave his "I Have a Dream" speech, and the huge Million Man March in 1995 that called for black men to support each other and revitalize their communities. Unlike those events, which attracted predominantly black Americans, the inauguration is expected to draw people of many races and backgrounds eager to witness Mr. Obama -- the nation's first black president... (The Drudge Report)
Smith and Carlos : Marshalls heart in right place Nov 9, 2008
Those were exactly the motives of the son of a sharecropper and a runner from Harlem when times were so very different and the idea of a black man becoming president of the United States was about as alien as black men being paid millions of dollars to play in the NFL. ... The images of the two black men in defiant poses struck fear in some ... Running around talking to Democrats and Republicans, I had the privilege of listening to Jared Rainey and Dameane Douglas, two black men in their 30 s... (Hanford Sentinal, CA)
You can be president and I now mean it Nov 9, 2008
"I remember back home in Louisiana that they lynched a lot of black men," she said. "If anybody had asked me even last week, I would have said, 'No, we won't ever have a black president of this country. That will never happen.' "But I am so glad I was wrong. (Houston Chronicle)
Exclusive: Campaign's final days Nov 8, 2008
The campaign wanted to reach out to young black men, but in a way that would not antagonize white voters. The rap artist Jay-Z offered to perform in concert for Obama in October, but the campaign was "nervous," recalled Jim Messina, the campaign chief of staff. (MSNBC -- Politics)
BETTER LIFE: More on senior health issues Nov 8, 2008
" Now, I've never seen Barack Obama in person, let alone gotten close enough to him to see if I could detect the telltale fragrance of cigarette smoke clinging to his clothes or hair (and believe me, my nose is a pretty sensitive smoke detector). So I can only Obama's his word that he's quit smoking. forrest green45 is correct in saying that black men do have a higher risk of being diagnosed with and dying of lung cancer, although the reasons for racial disparities in many cancers appear to be... (USA Today -- Money)
Woman chased robber in Midtown purse-snatch Nov 7, 2008
When the suspect is Black, Black men who match the description should be stopped and questioned. It's as simple as that. (Palo Alto Online, CA)
Do you brown bag it more?Dating: Any regrets? Nov 7, 2008
Black men do something special to a suit. By Predictable. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Red Hoax Blue Hoax Nov 7, 2008
His expert pontificator on race was The Washington Post's Eugene Robinson, who said the Pittsburgh hoax was "the blood libel against black men concerning the defilement of the flower of Caucasian womanhood. It's been with us for hundreds of years and, apparently, is still with us.". Robinson was last heard from on the subject of race crimes in his famous April 25, 2006, Post column melodramatically saying of the Duke lacrosse rape case: "It's impossible to avoid thinking of all the black women... (Human Events Online)
Joan Vennochi: Closing the door on victimhood Nov 6, 2008
At the same time, major disparities in income and education continue to separate black and white America; gang violence takes the lives of black teenagers in cities across America; and a generation of black men call prison their home. Community leaders want these problems solved somehow. (Boston Globe)
At last, cries of joy, triumph Nov 6, 2008
All around her sat black men and women, many in their 60s and 70s. They were men and women who remembered the civil rights movement and the slights and the indignities, the hatred and the oppression. (Florida Today)
Huskies in final Nov 6, 2008
in print and online, 24/7 for free, select the Clean Sweep option. Unable to submit Real Estate, Services, and Business Investements at this time. (Hanford Sentinal, CA)
Gay couples disappointed by Calif. marriage ban Nov 6, 2008
Gay couples disappointed by Calif. marriage ban / HanfordSentinel. (Hanford Sentinal, CA)
Oldest U.S. man, a N.O. native, celebrates Obama win Nov 6, 2008
"He is going to give black men a break in the world, and give them a better opportunity to live and make more money," Francis said. "For people who say voting doesn't matter, I think that's crazy.". (WWLTV.com, LA)
Police chief fighting for job over race comments Nov 5, 2008
More than 50 persons including about 40 African-American Stanford University students attended the Palo Alto City Council meeting Monday night in a show of anger and frustration at Police Chief Lynne Johnson's comments last week about officers being told to stop and identify black men ... Johnson has been mired in controversy ever since she acknowledged at last Thursday's community meeting that her officers are instructed to make "consensual contact" with black men in response to a recent string... (Palo Alto Online, CA)
Boutte woman charged for aiding purse snatchers Nov 5, 2008
According to a report on the incident, the victim, a 65-year-old Luling woman whose name was not released, was loading groceries into her vehicle when two black men approached. One of the men grabbed the womans purse, which was sitting in a shopping basket, and then both fled the area. (L Observateur, LA)
EPA mayor requests formal apology, reprimand Nov 4, 2008
However, the only times I've noticeably undergone mistreatment for being white was by black men times by black women. They may treat me in a racist manner, but I don't return the behavior. (Palo Alto Online, CA)
'Chocolate News': Spoofing black current affairs Nov 4, 2008
The report had an update: "They just had the 'Million Black Men Who Don't Want to Dress Like Fat Black Mommas March' in Washington -- but none of them dressed like fat black mommas, so no one listened.". Yet another report interviewed members of a Detroit street gang to find out how skyrocketing gas prices have crippled urban lawlessness. (Sioux City Journal, IO)
Obama's tutu a Hawaii banking female pioneer Nov 4, 2008
In his speech, Obama linked Wright and Dunham when he said, "I can no more disown him than I can disown the black community. I can no more disown him than I can my white grandmother a woman who helped raise me, a woman who sacrificed again and again for me, a woman who loves me as much as she loves anything in this world, but a woman who once confessed her fear of black men who passed her by on the street, and who on more than one occasion has uttered racial or ethnic stereotypes that made me... (Honolulu Advertiser)
Schools Locked Down Briefly Because Of Robbery, Shooting Nov 4, 2008
He got shoct by 3 young black men. They are at the sherrifs office. (KWTX.com, TX)
FENCE: Obama 'Not in Favor of Gay Marriage'...But Opposes Prop 8 in Cali... Nov 3, 2008
I bet you still believe there are scary black men carving the letter B into the face of innocent McCain campaign workers. Posted by: jhw539 | Nov 2, 2008 8:38:11 PM. (The Drudge Report)
Mizz Shyneka feels targeted by mall Nov 3, 2008
Black men has it very bad in this country, although they re not the only ones who commit crime ... I love black people, especially black men ... Black men get me so hot, I can t even contain myself thnking about it now. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
New voters could be key to election Nov 2, 2008
"A lot of black men who grew up in the streets don't know how important voting is and don't care," Ferguson said. "They need to see a person like me saying, 'Let's all vote.' ". (San Francisco Chronicle -- Politics)
Local literati rate candidates' reading lists Oct 31, 2008
Having just suffered under the leadership of a man whose oedipal problems with his father led to the loss of hundreds of billions of dollars, and thousands of lost lives, one hopes that Obama, who gave the Father's Day speech in which he scolded black men, doesn't have the same issues with his. Gary Snyder, Pulitzer Prize-winning poet, essayist and lecturer. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Black Heart Patients Treated Less for Depression Oct 31, 2008
Among patients with the most severe symptoms of depression, 43 percent of white men were taking antidepressants, compared with 22 percent of black men ... "These findings suggest that depression in heart disease is under-treated, and it appears that black men are suffering the most," study author and cardiologist Dr. Silvina Waldman said in the news release. (MEDLINEplus)
Police Investigate Another Armed Robbery Oct 29, 2008
Posted by: Anonymous on Oct 28, 2008 at 03:49 PM Gee whiz why can't young black men just get a job like everyone else. And they wonder why they are always stereotyped. (KWTX.com, TX)
Attorney Rebuts Racial Allegations In Dragging Death Oct 28, 2008
He doesnt want to be classified as a racist, he just like killing black men as part of one of his hobbies. That is a terrible way to try an clear your name. (KWTX.com, TX)
The Jazz Singer Oct 27, 2008
Black men have been absent in the commercial rise of vocal jazz. Enter JosJames. (Slate)
Aftermath of Todd's story Oct 25, 2008
Charles Stuart alone caused a near race riot and hundreds of Black men accosted and lock up in Boston alone with his lie. By AJC/DNC Management. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Renasant robbed in Shannon Oct 24, 2008
The suspects are black men and stand between 5 feet 7 inches and 6 feet tall ... Witnesses outside the bank said they saw three black men wearing bandanas flee the bank on foot and run into the wooded area that separates the bank from Shannon High School. (Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal)
U.S. Suicide Rate Increasing; Largest Increase Seen In Middle-aged White Women Oct 23, 2008
3, 2008) A study examining suicide rates and pre-suicide clinical symptoms in people from different ethnic groups, has found that rates of suicide vary between ethnic groups with young black men aged 13 to 24. (June 19, 2005) Suicide in one partner significantly increases the risk of suicide in the other, finds a large study in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. (Science Daily)
Western Kentucky University locked down Oct 23, 2008
He said the fights were related to an altercation Saturday at a school-sponsored dance organized by a group called Black Men at Western. Bailey said no one from the group, which mentors black students, was involved in the fights. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Outsize Portion of Blacks Are Casting Early Ballots Oct 22, 2008
While black women voters outnumber black men, this year more black men registered than black women. There was a sense of history among early voters who stood in line Tuesday for as long as 90 minutes at the Fulton County Registration and Election headquarters in downtown Atlanta. (Wall Street Journal)
To The Undecided Voter Oct 22, 2008
Though I cant remember the exact words, I said that, in a general sense, the shining moment for Black America may have been the show of patience and restraint shown by black men when they returned from putting their lives on the line in World War II and in Korea to a country with segregated schools, colored waiting rooms, whites only water fountains, beatings, lynchings, water hoses, police dogs and systematic discrimination pretty much every where they looked. The restraint showed by black... (Townhall.com)
Some Houston police officers continue to fight department's facial hair policy Oct 22, 2008
They said the policy discriminated against many black men who suffer from skin conditions that make shaving painful. They also said that it discourages young African Americans from joining the police academy. (KHOU.com, TX)
US suicide rate is up Oct 21, 2008
For black men ages 40 to 64, the rate rose 5% to 10. 4 per 100,000 from 9. (Los Angeles Times)
LETTERS: NCT, Oct. 2008 Oct 21, 2008
Besides, most black men that I have met do not use a hidden code. They get in your face and tell it to your place. (North County Times)
Trashing Joe the Plumber Oct 21, 2008
NYT cries foul because it contained sinister images of two black men, followed by one of a vulnerable-looking elderly white woman. Palin mentions OBlahMa s radical associations. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Nets Trumpet Powell's 'Major,' 'Powerful' 'Endorsement of Year' Oct 21, 2008
" "That's how I remember it," said Frank Bryant, 90, a black former Teoc sharecropper. The 19th century had been a different story for African-Americans in Carroll County. In 1886, after two black men filed a lawsuit against a white man, a white mob rushed the courthouse and murdered more than 20 blacks there, according to court documents and newspaper accounts at the time. They weren't prosecuted. Earlier still, just after the Civil War, Sen. McCain's ancestors, like many former slave owners,... (MediaResearch.org)
HPD officer shaves beard to save his job Oct 21, 2008
Critics of the policy state that it unfairly penalizes black men, like Mickens, who suffer from a painful skin condition called Pseudofolliculitis of the Beard, or POB.. "I've had it pretty much my entire adult life. Ever since I first started to shave," said Mickens. (KHOU.com, TX)
Timeline: A Senator Faces a Federal Jury Oct 21, 2008
Sept. 25 Trial begins with a jury of nine black women, three black men, two white women, one white man and one Hispanic man. Four of these jurors are alternates who will be dismissed before the jury goes to deliberations. (Roll Call)
City homicides running high, fewer solved Oct 20, 2008
Many young black men have few educational or employment opportunities in their neighborhoods, and some turn to selling drugs. That leads them into street rivalries, where guns are the norm. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
'The Express': Slow and Steady Oct 19, 2008
There is a clear sense that these young black men are their only source of comfort, as they make their way in a strange and hostile world. The film features a strong ensemble cast led by Dennis Quaid, Charles Dutton, Omar Benson Miller and, especially Rob Brown (Finding Forrester, Coach Carter), who channels Davis in every scene. (Slate)
BofA names Neighborhood Excellence winners Oct 18, 2008
Aaron Means, who is the chair of the Police Athletic League and President of 100 Black Men of Charlotte; and. Julian Wright, who helped found Seigle Avenue Partners. (Charlotte Business Journal, NC)
The Medium Is The Message Oct 17, 2008
On the subject of "Amos 'n Andy," the radio show that featured white men pretending to be black men, he ignores underlying racial issues. By trying to appeal to everyone, and aiming to offend no one, he misses the opportunity to reveal how truly rambunctious radio was. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Palin's attack strategies frame tonight's final debate Oct 16, 2008
"Mean or desperate. It is difficult to find any other adjectives to describe ... McCain's decision to turn much of his campaign into a smear machine. ... More important is what the McCain campaign's late-game turn toward the outright demonization of a genuinely popular and thoughtful opponent could mean for the Republican Party and the United States as a whole. ... (McCain) should also consider the role of angry mobs (at McCain-Palin rallies), particularly those angry at black men, in America's... (Anchorage Daily News)
More Americans Have, Get Treated For High Blood Pressure Oct 16, 2008
Treatment rates improved in all race-gender groups, with significant increases in non-Hispanic white men and non-Hispanic black men and women ... Non-Hispanic white and black men had the largest increases, from 22 percent to 39 percent and from 17 percent to 30 percent, respectively. (Science Daily)
Armed robbers mug woman, then buy fast food, gas with stolen card Oct 15, 2008
The suspects are described as three black men age 20 to 23. The suspect holding the gun was last seen wearing a red doo-rag. (Cambridge Chronicle, MA)
Blood Pressure on the Rise in America Oct 15, 2008
Significant increases were seen among white men and black men and women, the researchers noted ... Among black men, blood pressure control rates increased, from 17 percent to 30 percent, and among white men it rose from 22 percent to 39 percent. (MEDLINEplus)
