Back by popular demand, The E-Water Band will be performing live at Cathay Pacific  Friday and Saturday March 27 and 28.  MixMaster Rudy Dottin will be providing New Music, R&B, Chicago Steppin, Classics and more during the interim. Cathay is located at 111 Hancock St. in North Quincy. For more info, call 617-669-4184.

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Join Steve Gousby and T. Clark every Saturday for Ladies Night at Park Ave Lounge, 1250 Hyde Park Ave.  Ladies free this Saturday only. R&B, Reggae, Soca, Hip Hop, and Old School will be spun.

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Heart-failure risk sky-high in young and middle-aged African American adults: Population study [theheart.org]
Maintaining a healthy weight especially important for African-American women [Cleveland.com]
African American Pastor Sent to Jail for Offering Abortion Alternatives on Public Sidewalk [LifeSiteNews.com]

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BloodSkinLand presents Afro-Cinema, a viewing of the much talked about Diary of a Tired Black Man. A discussion of the comedy-docu-drama will follow, centering around male/female relationships. Free to public, the viewing begins at promptly at 6pm, Tuesday March 24th at the Codman Square Tech Center, located at 450 Washington St. in Dorchester. For more [...]

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Meet nine different mortgage lenders, learn about special mortgage programs. homebuyer classes, and get a free pre-qualification all under one roof Thursday at the Boston Home Center’s Meet the Lenders event. Home Repair and Lead Paid Assistance fund information will also be available. Thursday March 19th, 5pm-7pm at Codman Square Library, 690 Washington St. in [...]

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Florida Black-owned media: No more free rides [The Westside Gazette]
Bill Cosby on Barack and Michelle Obama [BlackPerspective.net]
The Western Strategic Dilemma In The Horn Of Africa [Booker Rising]

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How Can Young Professionals Influence the Foreign Policy Agenda of President Obama?
This will be the main theme of tomorrow’s YPN meeting as they host a discussion on the issues President Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton now face. The discussion will be led by US Ambassador Charles Stith. Join in the conversation tomorrow March [...]

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New Life Productions present the Back In The Day Hot Jeans Party Pt 3 featuring H-Town, local R&B performer BRE and spinning Old School classics Boston’s own DJ Mystique. Saturday March 14 at the William E Reed Auditorium (Prince Hall) 24 Washington St, Dorchester. Tickets are $25 in advance and are available at A Nubian [...]

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Americans Scared to Talk Race, Says U.S. Attorney General [Blackademics]
Today in Blackness: Dispelling the Lincoln Myth [TWIB]
More Rihanna & Chris:  A Lawyer’s View [NewBlackMan]

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Monday March 9th the Young Professionals Network and the Urban League will host a panel review of the practical implementation steps expected from the 2009 American Reinvestment & Recovery Act (ARRA) and Phase II of the Troubled Assets Relief Act (TARP) specifically targeted to small, women and minority business owners. RSVP to Stacy Sheffield 617-442-4519 [...]

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