June 2016 – Page 4 – Capital Outlook

Black women with fibroids have greater cancer risk

June 16, 2016

By Lisa Chedekel Trice Edney News Wire Black women with a history of uterine fibroids have a 40 percent higher risk of endometrial cancer, a new study shows. Researchers found that the association between a history of uterine leiomyoma—or fibroids—and cancer was strongest for cancer diagnosed within two years of uterine fibroids

Zika was in Haiti before exploding in Brazil

June 16, 2016

By Evan Barton “There is a possibility that this virus had been moving around the Caribbean before it hit the right combination of conditions in Brazil and took off,” says Glenn Morris. PHOTO: Alex Proimos/Flickr Special to the Trice Edney News Wire from NorthStarNewsToday.com (TriceEdneyWire.com) – The Zika virus was

Study: Blacks receive less medication for pain

June 16, 2016

By Frederick H. Lowe Special to the Outlook from Trice Edney News Wire My mother, Ruth Belle Lowe, would soon die from cancer. I stayed in her hospital room in Tacoma, Washington, my family’s hometown. She screamed in pain throughout the night. An orderly came and fluffed her pillows

Two reasons dementia risk is higher for African-Americans

June 16, 2016

By Andy Henion Special to the Outlook from Trice Edney News Wire African-Americans face a much higher risk-2.52 times greater-than Caucasian Americans of developing cognitive impairment, including dementia, later in life. A new study uncovers several reasons why. Much of that racial disparity can be explained by childhood disadvantages,

Gaps in teacher effectiveness hurt young, minority students

June 16, 2016

By Freddie Allen NNPA News Wire Senior Correspondent Minority and low-income students are less likely to have consistent access to effective teachers between preschool and the third grade than students from high-income households, according to a new report by the Center for American Progress (CAP), a Washington, D.C-based think

On Father’s Day 2016, Many Black Fathers defy the stereotypes

June 16, 2016

By Desmond Andrews Special to the Outlook from the Trice Edney News Wire African-American fathers are often stereotyped as inattentive to their children. But statistics have shown that Black fathers are there for their children – as much as or more than White fathers. As Father’s Day, Sunday, June

“Roots” remake targets younger audience

June 16, 2016

By Freddie Allen Special to the Outlook from NNPA News Wire Tony Award winner Anika Noni Rose admitted that she questioned why Mark Wolper, the son of the producer of the groundbreaking 1977 miniseries “Roots,” would ever consider returning to that story. The original miniseries, based on Alex Haley’

Huge archives of famed African photographers recall groundbreaking work

June 16, 2016

Special to the Outlook from Trice Edney News Wire The vast archives of two remarkable photographers from West Africa who passed this year will ensure that authentic images of African life will be their legacy to future generations. The images radically depart from the clichés of colonialism. Malick Sidibé, whose

Harvard memorializes Richard Theodore Greener, first Black graduate

June 16, 2016

By Zenitha Prince Trice Edney News Wire Harvard University’s first African-American graduate was recently honored, joining the list of luminaries whose likenesses grace the walls of the campus’ Annenberg Hall. Richard Theodore Greener was immortalized in a recently unveiled portrait. A distinguished Harvard student, Greener graduated in 1870

SPLC urges Alabama school district to end policies pushing out Black students

June 16, 2016

[subtitle]Action Expected July 18[/subtitle] Special to Outlook from the Trice Edney News Wire The Southern Poverty Law Center has urged school officials in Dothan, Alabamaq to change its discipline policies after an SPLC investigation revealed that African-American students overwhelmingly receive harsh discipline that needlessly pushes them out of school for