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Laughter is the Best Medicine!

A good, hearty laugh relieves physical tension and stress, leaving your muscles relaxed for up to 45 minutes after. Laughter boosts the immune system. Laughter decreases stress hormones and increases immune cells and infection-fighting antibodies, thus improving your resistance to disease.

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Mental Illness is a harsh reality to some. Many people feel that because there are no lab test, x-ray or physical manifestation of mental illness means that it is not real. The whole truth is that it is real.

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Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was the preeminent leader of the Indian nationalism in British-ruled India. Employing nonviolent civil disobedience, Gandhi led India to independence and inspired movements for civil rights and freedom across the world.

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Black Valedictorian Recognized 75 Years Later

By Dwight A. Owens, M.D.
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April 13, 2011
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| Education, Newsworthy, Race Relations, Racism, School, Top Featured

Teacher Changed Grade So That Black Student Would Not Be Named Valedictorian Imagine a time where just because of the color of the skin, you couldn’t receive the honor or recognition you deserve.  Seem difficult?  Well Fannetta Nelson Gordon knew the feeling all too well, as a Pittsburgh school denied her the honor of Valedictorian […]

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