December 25, 2010 RSS feed / Front Page

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Celebrate your African heritage during local Kwanzaa events

Habari Gani begins the greeting. It is Swahili for “what’s happening.” During Kwanzaa, the seven days between Dec. 26 and Jan. 1, the response reflects the particular day of Kwanzaa. On Dec. More...

Princeton High School senior chooses to heal patients through music

Princeton High School Senior, Kiah Clingman, is a truly remarkable young lady for her years. Aside from being ranked fourth in her class of 380 students, with a 4.6 GPA, she loves music. More...

Health

closing the health gap

Relax, enjoy the holidays... but watch how much you eat

The holiday season is a time to relax and enjoy spending time with family and friends. During this time, as a culture, we tend to devour excessive amounts of food that other times would not be eaten. More...

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Sports

SEASONS GREETINGS SPORTS FANS

By Oscar C. Woodall, Jr.
HayWood Media

As I usually say when broadcasting HBCU sports, “Greetings sports fans. More...

MARVIN IN FINAL DAYS?

MARVIN By: Conrad Clowers Cincinnati Herald Contributor

There is good new and bad news on the Marvin Lewis report card for overall performance. He’s been the second most successful coach in wins (59) in Bengal history. (Sam Wyche had 64). More...

Majestic Athletic is giving Cincinnati Reds fans the opportunity to design their team’s Official Fan T-shirt!

Ever dreamed of designing your own Reds T-shirt? The Reds and Majestic Athletic are giving fans a special opportunity to design the “Official T-Shirt of Reds Fans” for the 2011 season. More...

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Commentary

Ask Gwendolyn Baines

By Gwendolyn Baines
NNPA Columnist

Dear Gwendolyn: I have been married for 22 years and in 2011, I will file for a divorce. More...

Kam’s Annual Assessment of the Best (and Worst) in Black Cinema

Blacktrospective 2010
by Kam Williams

Ten Best Black Feature Films More...

I’m Just Saying . . .

By Audrey DuPuy
Herald contributor

“What if he didn’t do it?” Pudding put the question to the womyn in her beauty salon as we watched the DVD tribute to Michael Jackson’s life and his music. More...

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December brings 100th birthday celebrations to three Cincinnatians

December brings special celebrations for three Cincinnatians featured on Page 2 of this edition of the Herald. Observing their 100th birthdays are Mattie Sue Walker, whose birthday was Dec. 11, Gene Burton, whose birthday was Dec. More...

Delinquent taxes amnesty program passes

Cincinnati City Councilman Charlie Winburn received unanimous support for his 60-Day Second Chance Amnesty Program to collect the maximum amount possible from the outstanding earnings income taxes, property taxes, traffic fines, and other delinquent More...

Michele Alexander: ‘Place mass incarceration in forefront of new movement for racial justice’

By Dan Yount The Cincinnati Herald

Michelle Alexander, author of “The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness,” along with a panel of local and state experts representing civil rights, policy, legal and ex-offender testimonials called for placing mas More...

News

Civil rights groups sign ground breaking agreement with Comcast, NBC Universal

Special to the NNPA from the AFRO-American Newspaper

The NAACP, National Urban League, and National Action Network announced an agreement with Comcast and NBC Universal to expand current diversity initiatives intended to increase diversity in a wide range of areas including programming and employment. More...

Dorothy I. Height Post Office designated in DC

President Barack Obama signs H.R. 6118, the “Dorothy Height Bill” in the Oval Office, Dec. 15. The bill designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located in Washington, D.C., as the “Dorothy I. More...

Congress delivers Obama a Christmas stocking of mixed partisan blessings

Special to the NNPA from the AFRO-American Newspaper

Senate Democrats on Dec. 18 voted to repeal the “Don't Ask, Don't Tell” ban on gays in the military. Republicans, however, continued their attempts to amend the arms control START Treaty while successfully blocking the immigration reform DREAM Act. More...

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Section B

Retracing fate of Wereth massacre in WW II

Ceremony for dedication of only memorial monument to Wereth Eleven on American soil. Photo provided

Dear Editor: In 2003, we received a telephone call from our dear Belgian friends, namely, Mathilde and Marcel Schmetz, who had been asked by Mrs. More...

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Separate tournaments needed for fair sports competition

Dear Editor: In a television interview during the Division I football championship game, Ohio High School Athletic Commissioner Daniel Ross stated that the association was considering adding a 7th division in football to promote fairness in competi More...

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