According to the American Heart Association, the prevalence of hypertension in African Americans in the United States is among the highest in the world.

According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, the first use of alcohol typically begins at age 12.

Winning the peace is harder than winning the war.

Diabetes occurs at twice the rate in the African American community as it does in white Americans.

NoH8 on the Hill, NoH8 anywhere. No American, regardless of who they love, should be denied equal protection under the law. History is on our side and our march towards justice will prevail.

I hate to say it but I think it has become very obvious that our system for devising trade agreements, so very important to this country's functioning around the world, has not only broken, but it has broken completely.

It is critical that parents and other trusted adults initiate conversations with kids about underage drinking well in advance of the first time they are faced with a decision regarding alcohol.