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Suicidality and Depression Among African American Adolescents: The Role of Family and Peer Support and Community Connectedness Rates of suicide are increasing among African American adolescents and pose a significant public health concern. One area that has received little attention is the relationship between various types of social support and suicide, and the extent to …
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The last amateur video of Gaddafi’s son Mutassim, who was captured together with his father, shows him alive in custody, and even casually smoking a cigarette. However, other images show him dead with gunshot wounds to his neck and abdomen. The photos and videos released depict the arrested Mutassim sitting against a wall, drinking water, …
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Col. Gaddafi is dead and details of his murky deals with Western leaders have been buried with him. But Gaddafi’s son is safe and reportedly ready to surrender to the International Criminal Court, where he may spill secrets of his father’s regime. The court’s chief prosecutor, Luis Moreno-Ocampo, said on Friday he is in contact …
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Mayor Vincent C. Gray signed an executive order today clarifying that the District’s public-safety officials will not inquire into the immigration status of individuals or transmit information about immigration status to federal agencies except when that status pertains directly to a criminal investigation. “This executive order ensures public safety by ensuring that our police resources …
Dayanita Singh Born in Calcutta in 1956, Amitav Ghosh was raised and educated in Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Iran, Egypt, India and England. He is the author of numerous books, including The Hungry Tide and The Glass Palace, the 2001 winner of the Grand Prize for Fiction at the Frankfurt International e-Book Awards. A Multilingual …
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Is Gaddafi Alive or Dead??? ‘Gaddafi death reports a hoax’ Published: 20 October, 2011, 21:48 Muammar Gaddafi (AFP Photo / Alessandro Bianchi) RT NEWS link to article The official reports coming over the Western media are false, Gaddafi is alive – injured or not, RT was told by Stephen Lendman, an American radio …
Libya: Gaddafi Caught, Dead or Alive Simon Allison 20 October 2011 opinion Numerous reports indicate that former Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi has been captured and possibly killed. After hours of speculation, this was confirmed by the National Transitional Authority, the country’s de facto government, at about 3pm South African time. This doesn’t necessarily …
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Take the time to watch the video with your children! http://www.snagfilms.com/films/title/bring_your_a_game Bring Your A Game Synopsis To generate a national conversation on the plight of Black men and boys, the Twenty-First Century Foundation (21CF) has partnered with actor-director Mario Van Peebles and producer Karen Williams to create BRING YOUR A GAME – a groundbreaking documentary …
Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, peace activist Leymah Gbowee, and human rights activist Tawakkul Karman have been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. The Nobel Prize Committee lauded their non-violent struggle for the safety of women and women’s rights to fully participate in peace-building work. The three recipients were announced today in a ceremony in …