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African-American Achievements in Aviation and Aerospace
in The Aviation Weblog, on February 23, 2008
As Black History month comes to a close, I wanted to share with you a timeline of African-American Achievements in Aviation and Aerospace.
1952: Frank E. Petersen, Jr., B.S., M.S.- U.S. Marine Corp's first African American aviator.
1954: David Blackwell- the first African American to hold a ...
High GI Carbos Increase Risk of Developing Type 2 Diabetes in Women
in Daily Diabetic, on November 28, 2007
According to two new studies, eating foods with high glycemic index may be associated with the risk for developing type 2 diabetes in Chinese and in African-American women. While more cereal fiber in African-American women may reverse the said association.
Foods high on the glycemic index...
The U.S. is NOT ready for an Hispanic president
in Latina Viva, on July 11, 2007
From The Latin Americanist : A poll conducted earlier this month and published in newsweek showed that only 39% believe that the U.S. is ready for a Hispanic president . This stands in contrast to majorities of 59% and 58% who feel that the country would embrace an African-American or fem...
African-American Mothers: At Higher Risk of Pre-term Delivery
in Straightfromthedoc, on February 13, 2007
According to a review of missouri birth statistics conducted by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis , African-American women are three times more likely to delivery babies prematurely than their Caucasian counterparts.
According to Muglia, director of t...
Cola and color
in Sox First, on February 7, 2007
At the end of last year, I wrote about the struggles of The Coca Cola Company with diversity . It's a shameful history culminating several years ago in a close to $200 million lawsuit involving African-American employees . What a different world at pepsi ! Check out its pioneering w...
Bootstrapping hampered by regulation
in BootStrapMe, on September 10, 2006
Over regulation of businesses from African-style hairbraiding to taxi service in some of America's largest cities may hamper bootstrapping that could revitalize poor urban neighborhoods.
That regulation can effectively bar entry into entrepreneurship opportunities that would ordinarily requ...
Wireless Harlem Initiative Hires Civitium
in The Wireless Weblog, on June 16, 2006
Wi-Fi Networking News' Glenn Fleishman takes a look at the Wireless Harlem Initiative , which is aimed at bringing affordable and widely available wireless broadband to the historically African-American neighborhood, and which recently hired consulting firm Civitium .
" Harlem ...