Obama in ‘08?
December 30, 2006
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Comments (0)James Brown (1933-2006)
December 27, 2006
“Word around town, if you want to get down, call James Brown.”
You will be missed!
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Comments (0)Transformers Trailer
December 21, 2006
I’m not sure if anyone else is as excited about the new Transformer movie as I am, but I grew up watching the Transformers, and it’s great to see that they have grown up too.
Check it out
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Comments (1)Black Men Take Care of Your Selves
December 20, 2006
My wife spoke with a friend today and learned that one of her acquaintances recently died of stomach cancer at the age of 26, leaving behind a wife and new born child. He went to the doctor for some stomach pains and was later told that he had 3 weeks to live. 4 months prior my wife attended the funeral of a co-worker’s husband who also died of stomach cancer at the age of 28. Like my wife’s friend, he waited until it was too late to see a doctor. He left behind a wife and two children. These tragic events brought to light two very important issues; first, black men suffer more from preventable diseases than any other racial group, and second, black families are not financially prepared for the sudden death of a significant other.
It’s recommended that we visit the doctor every 6 months, but to be honest, if it wasn’t for my wife doing everything short of putting gun to my head, I would never go. I remember my mother going through the same thing with my father. I’m not exactly sure why we hate the doctor so much, but I hope the statistics below remind us why we shouldn’t.
Black Male Health Statistics
Black men live 7.1 years less than other racial groups
Black men have higher death rates than women for all leading causes of death
Black men experience a disproportionately higher death rates in all the leading causes of death
40% of Black men die prematurely from cardiovascular disease as compared to 21% of White men
Black men have a higher incidence and a higher rate of death from oral cancer
Black men are 5 times more likely to die of HIV/AIDS
Other Health Statistics
44% of Black men are considered overweight
24% of Black men are Obese
Black men have a higher incidence of diabetes and prostate cancer
I would also like all black men to join me in my vow to visit the doctor at least once a year for physical. We owe it to our wives, friends, and family; we especially owe it to our selves.
We also owe to our families to take care of them financially while were living and when we die. Life insurance is one of those things that we hate to talk about, but it’s something we must do. If your family is dependent on your income, it is imperative that you have life insurance. Your policy must be enough for your family to continue to live their current lifestyle in the event of your death. Take into account both your spouse’s and your children’s annual expenses, as well as funeral costs.
For more information read this article.
Black men we must stand up and take care of our responsibilities, if we don’t than who will?
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Comments (2)The Quest to find the Best Black Content
December 16, 2006
I challenged myself this year to find the best black web content the internet has to offer. After ripping the web a part looking, I am proud to say that I am very impressed at amount of great black produced content. My RSS enrollment has gone up exponentially this year, and the large majority (around 88%) is black content.
Please believe that locating the wonderful content producers was no easy feat. It took some digging, and the worst part about it is that I may have only viewed a small fraction of the content out there. So I have come up with an idea. I have created a central repository for the best black web content. Now I am not talking about a list of links… No, No, that’s too easy. I am talking about something much more complex and interactive.
I am now approaching the tail end of the developmental stages of this project, and looking for some people who may be interested in joining/beta testing. I am also looking for some people who may be interested helping with the development the app. No programming skills required, just looking for someone with an open mind, healthy heart, tough skin, and some really creative ideas.
Interested in any of the above?.. or maybe just want to ask some questions or have some comments, please fill out this contact form.
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