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New research links black suicide, religious community
(U-WIRE) FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Black suicide can be lessened through the influence of religious communities, according to new University of Arkansas research.
U. Wisconsin students gear up for 2008 election
(U-WIRE) MADISON, Wis. — Although the next presidential election is not until November 2008, college students are already starting to become heavily involved on campuses across the country.
U. Pittsburgh study finds cigarette ads often target blacks
(U-WIRE) PITTSBURGH — In the 1980s, David Goerlitz posed as a rugged cowboy, known as the Winston Man, to market cigarettes for RJ Reynolds Tobacco Company. At the age of 38, he quit smoking — and his job.
A slow hope: Time, hard work will rebuild New Orleans
(U-WIRE) BATON ROUGE, La. — On Aug. 29, 2006, the Dazets’ Lakeview, New Orleans house was an anomaly — many others unlike houses which remain damaged a contractor was working on the day marking the one-year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina.
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