More than 70 percent of Nigerian women admit use of whitening products, more than any other nation. In Nigeria, a growing number of men and women are using skin whitening creams because they believe a fairer complexion will help them succeed in life. According to the World Health Organisation, more than 70 percent of Nigerian […]
Black Diaspora Virtual Gallery and Museum
22 March 2013 by
Black Diaspora is creating a virtual gallery to showcase, sell and spotlight the arts of the diaspora. We are looking for paintings, jewelry, crafts, books, etc… Please fill out the form below or send an email to [email protected] for further information. Black Diaspora [contact-form to=’[email protected]’ subject=’Black Diaspora Virtual Gallery’][contact-field label=’Name’ type=’name’ required=’1’/][contact-field label=’Email’ type=’email’ required=’1’/][contact-field label=’What is […]
Dead fish ruin the perfect picture in Rio de Janeiro
21 March 2013 by
By Leo Byrne, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Residents around the Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas in Rio have had their usually picturesque surroundings spoiled this week as low oxygen levels in the water, caused thousands of fish to suffocate and float to the surface. The usually scenic surroundings at Lagoa were ruined this week by […]
Guilty of rape – too impaired to consent.
17 March 2013 by
By ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS (AP) Defense attorney Walter Madison, right, holds his client, 16-year-old Ma’lik Richmond, second from… Full Image STEUBENVILLE, Ohio (AP) – Two members of Steubenville’s celebrated high school football team were found guilty Sunday of raping a drunken 16-year-old girl, and Ohio’s attorney general warned the case isn’t over, saying he is investigating […]
Black Americans over-represented in Connecticut residential mental health facilities
28 February 2013 by
HARTFORD—African Americans are over-represented among in-patient or residential psychiatric care facilities, according to a recent report by the National Alliance on Mental Illness. Connecticut mirrors this national trend. According to the Connecticut Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, there are 647 (or 6 percent) Hispanic, 2,924, (or 8 percent) white, and 1,080, (or 12 percent) African American patients […]