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Winston Price has tinkered with electronics since he was a boy, so it was no surprise when he launched his own information
systems and technology company. But he's also a pediatrician. And in August, he'll assume leadership of the 104-year-old National Medical Association. With over 25,000 members, N.E.A. is the country's largest professional organization and the largest and oldest organization of African-American
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I am offended by TV ads that taunt you with mystery pills. The ads don't tell you what affliction these pills are supposed to treat. Rather, they depict individuals basking in idyllic splendor. Ergo, mystery pill equals life in all its pain-free, ailment-free glory. What I find so repugnant about these ads is their assumption that we are a nation of pill addicts, that we will rush to find out if the mystery pill isn't something we should add to our stash.
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On December 4, we commemorated the life and the murder of Fred Hampton, chair of the Chicago chapter of the Black Panther Party. We commemorated Hampton's life because he was young, articulate, charismatic—he could have been a congressman from Chicago. And should have been. Except that he was Black and he had a conscience and he wanted to better the conditions of his people. And so, instead of a promising political career, [in 1969] Hampton was executed by Chicago police with two point-blank shots fired into his head.
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