By Talia Whyte
The Bay State Banner
Joyce Angela Jellison says she has always had a big mouth.
The Waltham-based poet and author has an independent spirit and no problem sharing her feelings. It’s a trait she wants all black women to share.
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By Talia Whyte
Bay State Banner
Last Saturday, following the season’s first snowstorm, Pastor Dianne Van Der Meer-Kelley spent the day worrying about how homeless Bostonians were coping with the inclement weather.
For Van Der Meer, thinking of others in need comes naturally — she has spent most of her life giving back to others, both through her ministry and in her personal life.
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By Talia Whyte
The Bay State Banner
In recent years, technological innovations have helped bring political, economic and social advances to many countries in the developing world. One Watertown-based nonprofit is following suit and contributing to the spread of critical health care services throughout Africa.
Through its “Health in Hand” project, the Academy for Educational Development (AED)-SATELLIFE Center for Health Information and Technology provides health workers in Uganda with handheld computers that give them access to medical information needed for disease prevention, diagnosis and treatment.
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By Talia Whyte
The Bay State Banner
Local community leaders took part last week in a nationwide consumer advocacy effort to voice serious concerns about the business practices of CVS Caremark Corp.
Chief among the problems are claims that the Woonsocket, R.I.-based drugstore chain doesn’t provide communities of color with equal access to its stores or to the same quality of products available in other areas.
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