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What MJ had in his system
8:40 AM on 08/25/2009
It is well known that Michael Jackson had been on pain and anti-anxiety medications for years, probably since the Pepsi commercial accident in 1984 from which he suffered serious burns.
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Blacks' mistrust of medical system limits organ donations
5:22 PM on 08/04/2009
An ambitious campaign to increase black enrollment on organ donation began in...
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Michael Jackson and the truth about cardiac arrest
2:10 PM on 06/26/2009
Michael Jackson is dead at 50 from cardiac arrest. Cardiac arrest simply means that the heart has stopped pumping, which results in cessation of blood flow and oxygen to the organs and tissues. The body cannot be sustained without this,...
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New anti-smoking bill will save African American lives
8:39 AM on 06/26/2009
The new anti-smoking bill marks a monumental achievement in the fight against tobacco companies in the United States. It is geared towards protecting family and children and empowers the FDA to regulate the tobacco companies more stringently. The bill aims...
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Universal health care a need not a want
7:47 AM on 06/16/2009
2009 marks a very extraordinary and exciting time in the United States of America. For the time in history we are under the leadership of an African American president. His background is not one of a privileged and wealthy individual...
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- Colorado Africans forced out of Wal-Mart jobs, claim discrimination
- Anti-abortion billboards claim black children are an endangered species
- Doctor pleads not guilty in Michael Jackson death case
- Actor Gary Coleman pleads guilty to criminal mischief charge
- First lady fights child obesity: 'That's the legacy I want'
- Emmitt Smith, Jerry Rice become football Hall of Famers
- Obama's decline reflects the perils of democracy
- Sade's return is worth the wait
- Can fried chicken just be fried chicken?
- New jobs numbers, but same old story for black workers
- 'Soul Train' 40 years later: Appealing to Americans on both sides of the track
- Haitian children need a future, not a one way ticket out
- Screenwriter Geoffrey Fletcher is 'Precious'
- Ex-NFL star Michael Irvin accused of sexual assault
- Lawyer: Michael Jackson's doctor to surrender Friday
- Soul music legend Bill Withers shines in new documentary
- Diversity reigns in Oscar-nominated directors
- Slideshow: The 25 most influential albums by African-Americans
- Obama to GOP: Let's talk about health care - live
- Move over Ray Nagin, New Orleans has new mayor
- NY Gov. meets with fellow Dems amid scandal rumors
- Senate likely to be less diverse after elections
- Justice Thomas: Some questioning of Supreme Court 'irresponsible'
- CA National Guard gets first black, female leader
- 'The Book of Eli': A not-so-new parable of burnt-out beauty
- Obama musical set to open in Germany
- Five things you didn't know about Kwanzaa (but should)
- Kool & the Gang gives rare concert in Havana
- Africans find unlikely education at Ukraine universities
- 'Fela' brings Nigeria to Broadway
- Bad malaria pills in Africa raise resistance fears
- Denver boy, 9, died after state-benefits error denied him asthma medication
- Among black girls, challenges of fighting obesity go beyond diet
- Obese African-Americans at higher risk of stroke
- Cancer victim sheds light on bone marrow donor crisis
- Hepatitis B and C often ignored as health threat to blacks
- Cory Booker: Black History Month promotes 'understanding'
- Questlove explains what 'Soul Train' means for black Americans
- Tea Party movement lacks diversity, but unified in anti-government fervor
- DNA evidence exonerates NY man of 1976 rape
- Cook defends fried chicken choice for Black History Month menu
- US Baptists charged with kidnapping Haitian children
- Aid groups struggle to get food, water to Haitians
- Mary J. Blige's 'Stronger With Each Tear' is a gem
- The 10 most important black films of the decade
- Alicia Keys' new album proves to be under par
- Happy reading! TheGrio's holiday book wish list
- Invictus: South African story has relevance for America
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