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| BOOK |
| Tuesday, November 26, 2013 |
| Oscar Micheaux; A Self-Made Man
By Jeremy Geltzer
The Hollywood Pess, $6.99 PB
Oscar Micheaux: A Self-Made Man brings the story of America's greatest black filmmaker to life. The book is designed for everyone who loves movies and would like to introduce young audiences to the history of film. The illustrated soft cover book provides insightful glimpses into |
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| Movie Review: Black Nativity |
| Tuesday, November 26, 2013 |
| “When a mother bestows a name on her child, it reveals her hopes.”
Black Nativity, a celebrated “gospel song-play” by acclaimed poet/novelist/playwright Langston Hughes, was first staged in the 1950s with Alvin Ailey and Carmen De Lavallade. Director/writer Kasi Lemmons (Eve’s Bayou) adapts that piece into a modern, urban |
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| Texting your way to weight loss |
| Tuesday, November 26, 2013 |
| DURHAM – If the idea of keeping a food and exercise diary keeps you from joining a weight-loss program, there may be a better way.
Texting.
Research shows that when people keep track of their diet and exercise habits, they do better at losing weight. But sticking with detailed monitoring of what you eat and your exercise habits electronically or via |
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| Teen finance prodigy promotes business literacy |
| Tuesday, November 26, 2013 |
| Evan White is a teen finance wizard. At 7, he began looking into all things business after earning his first dollar doing household chores. At age 10, he began watching Bloomberg TV and got interested in the stock market. A year later, he asked his father for a proxy online stock trading account and started investing.
Now, at 16, White teaches teens the |
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| Subtle racism damages health |
| Tuesday, November 26, 2013 |
| WASHINGTON – “My office says my name, Rachel, on the door. I am the only one who sits in it. People constantly walk in, see me and say, ‘Oh, I’m sorry…I’m looking for Rachel.’ I’m half black.”
“Upon hearing that I had secured an internship for the summer, my roommate said ‘I would have on |
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| Minority teachers can help lower teen pregnancy rate |
| Tuesday, November 26, 2013 |
| KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Schools that have more minority teachers have reduced minority teen pregnancy rates.
That's the finding of a new study done by Danielle Atkins, assistant professor of political science at the University of Tennessee. Atkins, who began working at UT this fall, collaborated on the project with Vicky Wilkins, an associate professor of |
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| Domestic violence awareness during the holidays |
| Tuesday, November 26, 2013 |
| RALEIGH - The holidays are a time when many strive to put on a good face for family gatherings and festivities, but what's happening behind closed doors for an estimated one in four North Carolina women is still of concern to domestic-violence support groups.
According to the National Domestic Violence Hotline, calls drop by 50 percent during the holidays, |
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| Ask Alma |
| Monday, November 25, 2013 |
| Dear Alma,
I have a terrible problem concerning my dad. My mother and father were married for more than 50 years and had four children – three girls and a son – all now grown. We all work full-time jobs and live in different states. Only one – a sister – lives near my parents. She is not married and has no children.
I recently |
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