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Louisiana state income tax filing begins Jan. 29Lowered blood pressure guidelines mean hypertension for nearly half of U.S.
African-Americans live shorter lives due to heart disease and stroke
Does breast-feeding really decrease my cancer risk?"Black women also breast-feed less often. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, substantially fewer African American babies than white babies are breast-fed.
Breast-feeding a baby has been found to be protective against both short-term and longer-term health issues for mother and child. Black women are more likely than others to face lack of support for breast-feeding at work, may lack community support and may have cultural attitudes that influence them not to nurse..." 
10 Things to Know for Today
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today:
1. WHITE HOUSE SEEKS BILL TO CLOSE IMMIGRATION 'LOOPHOLES' Trump has been seething over immigration since realizing the major spending bill he signed last month barely funds the "big, beautiful" border wall he has promised his supporters. 2. US RAISES PROSPECT OF TRUMP-PUTIN MEETING AT WHITE HOUSE Though no preparations have begun for such a visit, it would be the Russian president's first Washington visit in more than a decade. 3. NETANYAHU CANCELS DEAL WITH UN TO RESETTLE AFRICAN MIGRANTS The Israeli prime minister cancels the agreement with the world body after pressure from hawks in his coalition prompted him to suspend it. 4. EDUCATORS LEAD RED-STATE REVOLT Many schools will remain closed for a second day in Oklahoma as teachers continue to rally for higher pay and education funding in a rebellion that has hit several GOP-led states. 5. 'THAT PERIOD, FOR ME, IS LIKE YESTERDAY' Martin Luther King Jr.'s three surviving children have spent much of the past five decades coming to terms with the civil rights leader's assassination and legacy. Basic Knife Skills: Tasty 101
#BLACKHEALTHMATTERSNew Study: African Americans who exercise may be less likely to develop high blood pressure
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HIV is still an epidemic within the gay and bisexual African American men population
Alcohol is associated with higher risk of breast cancer in African-American womenBlackNews.com
Addressing mental health in the black community: Don't ignore warning signs of distressThis is why a depressed person can’t just ‘get over it’
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