Michelle Obama Announces Initiative to Aid Food Deserts
A group of retailers, foundations and small businesses are bringing healthy food options and jobs t...
First Lady Joins Food Desert Fight
First Lady Michelle Obama is joining Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel next week to tackle the issue durin...
Today at the White House: July 20
Budget talks consume the White House’s attention....
Commentary: Will Whole Foods Really Bring Hope to the Motor City?
It's doubtful this high-end store is the savior it’s being hailed to be....
African-American Families More Affected by Food Insecurity
Thirty-two percent of Black children face hunger, and African-American families are more affected b...
A New Supermarket Brings Hope to Detroit
A new Whole Foods opened in economically-depressed Detroit, raising hopes of more development to co...
Ed Koch, Mayor Who Became a Symbol of NYC, Dies
Former NYC Mayor Ed Koch died at 2 a.m. Friday from congestive heart failure....
Organic Foods May Not Be Better for Us
A new report casts doubts on organic food and its ability to keep us safer and healthier....
On Blacks and Fat: Dr. Gayle Porter
Poverty and food deserts aren't to blame for our weight problems, says health expert Dr. Gayle Port...
New Orleans Celebrity Native Opens Grocery Stores in Hometown
The Wire and Treme actor Wendell Pierce has pledged to open a number of grocery stores in low-incom...
Unpaid Somali soldiers desert to insurgency
Unpaid Somali soldiers desert to insurgency...
Unpaid Somali Soldiers Desert to Insurgency
Unpaid Somali soldiers desert to insurgency....
Restaurant Calorie Counts Not Always Accurate
Though most restaurant foods were only off by 10 calories, when the counts were wrong, they were re...
Want Better Health? Either Move or Improve Your 'Hood
Recent report suggests that living in lower income neighborhoods can worsen your health....
Michelle Obama Says "Let's Move" | Body and Soul
(www.BlackDoctor.org) – Childhood obesity is still a major issue facing American children. 19...
Egypt eyes Sudan for wheat needs
Egypt has turned to its impoverished southern neighbor | Sudan | for use of agricultural land as th...
Snipers, Shells, Tanks Terrorize Key Libyan City
Moammar Gadhafi's snipers and tanks are terrorizing civilians in the coastal city of Misrata and th...
Strategic Like a Foxx
The Democratic National Convention is leaving Charlotte with a legacy for a brighter future....
Zuma's Libya Trip a Chance to Redeem African Union
President Jacob Zuma's mediation trip to Libya this week will test the relevance of the increasingl...
T.I. to Start Serving Prison Sentence Today
Atlanta rapper returns to Arkansas prison for 11-month bid....
