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The risks associated with some drugs prescribed for weight loss

Americans continue to get fatter with Black and Latino adults as well as people living in rural communities having the highest rates of obesity...

Hurricane Helene brings God’s Wrath on America, affecting 11 states and killing dozens

ATLANTA—The predicted above-average tropical hurricane season continued with Hurricane Helene’s destruction in the southeastern United States. The hurricane-ravaged parts of Florida, Georgia, Tennessee and...

We need a reset: World leaders are perplexed about how to resolve global crises

“I have to tell you; the United Nations is powerless. And I’ll say it here, from this podium: The United Nations is finished,”—The Honorable...

How much time and effort are Black lives worth?

And judgment is turned away backward, and justice standeth afar off: for truth is fallen in the street, and equity cannot enter.— Bible, Isaiah...

ADAMA celebrates 40th anniversary of Cape Town Peace March

by Noah Washington - The Atlanta Voice Sept. 13 was the anniversary of the Cape Town Peace March. Now nearly 40 years later, that history...

T.I. and Tameka ‘Tiny’ Harris win $71 million lawsuit against MGA

Rapper T.I. and his wife, singer Tameka “Tiny” Harris, have emerged victorious in a major lawsuit against toy company MGA Entertainment, securing a $71...

CEO pay has risen 1,085 percent since 1978 but for workers, just 24 percent

by Jessica Corbett - CommonDreams.org Chief executive officers at the largest companies in the United States saw their compensation surge by 1,085 percent from 1978...

The dangers and risks of GMOs (Genetically Modified Organisms)

The masses of Americans, Blacks in particular, are suffering from other problems produced by “Genetically Modified Organisms.” Genetically Modified Food. Scientist in Laboratory Injecting Chemicals...

D.C. stop-and-frisk practice still disproportionately targets Blacks

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Brian Hemphill was walking down the street in southwest D.C. when he heard a police siren. The squad car pulled up next to...

Palestinian American group claims victory in Chicago case

CHICAGO—The U.S. Palestinian Community Network in Chicago claimed victory Sept. 19 when a member of the group was found not guilty of “obstructing of...