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Political Analyst Earl Ofari Hutchinson Discusses Illegal Immigration's Impact on African-Americans in his new book, The Latino Challenge to Black America: Towards a Conversation between African-Americans and Hispanics.

Researchers have discovered that Latinos and African Americans who have Alzheimer's disease live longer than any other ethnicity.

More than half of all heart failure occur in the African American population, related to a higher deficiency of nitric oxide. In 2005, FDA granted approval NitroMed to manufacture drug BiDil: Treating heart failure in African Americans.

Check out some of the amazing ways African Americans have made our world a better place.

The media tends to look at the safe African-Americans and their charitable contributions. Here's a list of the individuals that the media somewhat dismisses.

Hypertension is called the "silent killer," and African Americans suffer disproportionately from it.

A look at African Americans in white-dominated rock music.

This comes as a surprise since disability rates among the elderly are falling but no for Hispanics and African Americans

Learn about African American hair. African Americans tend to spend in the billions per year on hair products in search of longer hair. Here are some real ways for healthier hair and besides shampoo and conditioner, you won't spend a penny!

African Americans infected with HIV have six times the risk of ESRD than Caucasian Americans infected with HIV.

While melanoma is uncommon in African-Americans, Latinos, and Asians, it is most deadly for these populations because it is more likely to develop undetected.

Throughout American history, African-Americans and other minorities have faced pervasive prejudice and discrimination. The one-drop rule serves as an example of this. This rule suggested that any person with one drop of non-white ancestry was considered to be colored.

This article is an aide to give insight into the measures being taken through scientific study to assist African-Americans in discovering their roots.

Vitamin D deficiency, discrepancies in health care, and low birth weight are among the factors that contribute to higher rates of some health problems in African-Americans.

The article is about the drop in the percentage of African Americans in major league baseball.

Why do they have the right? For meanie years now, I've noticed that the African-Americans are always talking about the White People. Now, I'm not saying all of them do, but a good...

Indians' pitcher C.C. Sabathia recently made comments in which he discussed the lack of African Americans playing baseball in the United States. Steps should be taken to change this trend.

A look at the role of African-Americans in American politics, based on Frymer's book "Uneasy Alliances

The depiction of African-Americans in early Hollywood movies was a reflection of the racially prejudiced views of some filmmakers of that era. Read about the kind of black characters they presented and why they were so insulting.

To better understand the CAM's significance to African American Health Care and its future one must simply know what it is and how it emerged, African American's contribution, and most importantly its utilization and relation to African Americans.

In the article, "African Americans and the Quest for Civil Rights", author Sean Dennis Cashman explains in detail how hard it was for the African-American race to gain a place in society without being referred to as inferior people to the whites.

The U.S. diet of high sodium affects many Americans, but especially African Americans who have a higher rate of hypertension (high blood pressure) and an increase in getting colon cancer.

The personal experiences of many of Atlanta's African-Americans indicates that the black community still has a long way to go in seeking unity.

The list of the most notable African-Americans of all times is vast, varied and virtually endless. African-Americans are noted for their contributions throughout history in every field imaginable.

A previous trend had established that African Americans were experiencing a 'gender gap' in the world of interracial dating. Popular television programs support the likelihood that a lessoning of this gap is occurring.

African Americans have impacted the development of television on every conceivable front: news, comedy, drama. African American men and women are behind the scenes and leading the medium into the future. Here are just 23 names and titles to know

African Americans face particular challenges in interracial or inter-ethnic dating. These nine question will help a couple in a relationship of diversities to proactively discuss possible situations involving friends, family and community.

Rosa Parks stayed in her seat on a Montgomery, Alabama bus at just the right time. Her act led to the changing of our national laws. Many other African-Americans had the same attitudes although they didn't become famous.

The government has made small concessions for the rights of African Americans, many of which seem like sweeping reforms to the public. However, this has often created more neglect and even generated further oppression.

This article describes how African Americans and slavery contributed to the start of the war for Independence.

The National Alzheimer's Association has called Alzheimer's Disease a "silent epidemic" among African-Americans. Do you know the risk factors and signs to watch for?

More thoughts on race, again, you already know what it is ...

In recent years, many in the African American community accuse Billy Cosby of airing the dirty laundry within the African American community. Some criticize his tactics with the opinion that he is not helping black people but rather talking down to them.

State experts have found a higher prevalence of fetal alcohol syndrome in the African American population in comparison to other races.

I'm writing this article in response to Chris Creech's article, Confederate Flag: Heritage or Hate?

Five African American Ex-Employees sue Bank of America for discrimination.

Although there are several great names in history, there is increasing numbers of African American psychologists today.

Blacks are more likely to suffer from the most severe form of depression than Whites. There are a series of factors which may contribute to Africans Americans having a higher severity of depression than other racial groups.

You may have recently seen an abundance of afros lately. Thanks to African American women and men everywhere, they have embraced the natural textures of their hair. Natural hair is described as hair with no added chemicals.

African American youth aren't being shown the consequences of the lifestyles glorified by rap artists in the media

African-American writers face political and cultural issues in literary writing, how African-American writers have been viewed in HBCUs, how history has affected the way they write, and how the literary canon is affected by all writers and students alike.

a look at blacks and their religious beliefs and organizations from slav days to the present

In the civil war, geography, political leadership, manpower, and industrial capacity played a role in the advantages of the North and South. The South had the upper hand in the case of geography.

Black men and women are diagnosed with and die from colon cancer more than any other racial or ethnic group. A new program in St. Louis stresses the importance of early detection.

Black History Month in America is still very essential in today's modern society. But other cultures are helping to make this event more real and meaningful across the world.

February is a time for observing the rich culture of African-Americans. Learn how they have contributed to our country in the past and in more recent events.

Selecting only 10 people for this list was akin to having a bad tooth pulled with no Novocain.

The Congressional Gold Medal of Honor is considered the United States Congress equivalent to the Presidential Medal of Freedom

With a history of stereotyping black characters in its story lines, the Time Warner-owned comic publisher has once again managed to wane the progress of the movement of Afrocentrism on and off its pages.