Opinion
It’s time for African-American businessmen and women to speak up
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Otherwise, the rest of the community won’t know what we’re doing – and the important role we play, writes one Austin business operator.
Community
Free mammograms available for uninsured women
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Sign up now as part of the Metropolitan Chicago Breast Cancer Task Force’s “Beyond October!” campaign.
Community
Forum puts spotlight on preventing HIV/AIDS
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The Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc. is sponsoring the free event, which will take place from 9 to noon Saturday at Loretto Hospital.
Opinion
Dissolution of the African-American family
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Children suffer, our communities are in bad shape, and we are in crisis, writes one former Austin resident.
Opinion
A history merely repeating itself
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The Trayvon Martin case doesn’t surprise, but it wounds, writes commentator John W. Fountain III.
Community
Westside Health Authority diabetes seminar Wednesday
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The free Feb. 20 diabetes information session is from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at Austin Town Hall, 5610 W. Lake St.
News
Christ the King students stage sit-in
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More than 200 students called on the school’s leadership to listen to their concerns.
Opinion
Being black in America and CNN documentary
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John W. Fountain III. reflects on a television program about being African-American and writes about his own experiences.
News
West Side women encouraged to seek screening, exams for breast cancer
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There are many services in and outside the Austin community that provide free or reduced cost exams and mammograms to detect and treat breast cancer early.
Opinion
Fuzzy math? Austin advocate questions draft guidelines for school actions
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Dwayne Truss says the numbers CPS used to determine West Side schools’ space utilization do not add up, and the figures favor more funding for white students, less for African-Americans.