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TOKYO (AP) — You might have heard that the fear of a new virus from China is spreading faster than the actual virus. From earnest officials trying to calm a building panic. From your spouse. From the know-it-all who rattles off the many much more likely ways you’re going to die: smoking, car accidents, the […]

Russ got his copy of Bob Woodward’s book Fear. He says there is so much information in the book that he predicts Trump has a distraction up his sleeve. The book will “scare the hell out of you,” Russ says, “it’s appropriately named fear.” The book alleges that he has to get his daily briefings in videos […]

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CHICAGO (AP) — Five years after the largest mass closure of public schools in an American city, Chicago is forging ahead with a plan to shutter four more in one of the city’s highest-crime and impoverished areas. School officials are pitching the new closures around Englewood, a neighborhood on Chicago’s South Side, to make way […]

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RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Former President Barack Obama called on fellow Democrats to reject politics of “division” and “fear” while rallying on Thursday with party’s candidates for governors in Virginia and New Jersey. “Why are we deliberately trying to misunderstand each other, and be cruel to each other and put each other down? That’s not […]

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D. L. goes through the top then worst phobias. Do you know what the fears ophidiophobia or astrapophobia are? Listen above to find out! Don’t Miss Out! Follow The D.L. Hughley Show on Twitter and Instagram & Keep Up On Facebook Too!

Today, The D.L. Hughley Show team tells Pastor Jay what their individual greatest fears are. Pastor Jay then explains why fear is a crippling thing in our lives, and the healthy way we can escape from its control. Click on the audio player to hear his sermon in this edition of his D.L. Goes to Church. Sign Up For Our Newsletter! […]

Do you refuse to walk under a ladder? Can’t open an umbrella in doors? Even if you’re not very superstitious, you probably at least have a superstition or two that you abide by. Jasmine Sanders has a list of 10 common, yet silly, superstitions. Click on the audio player to listen in on “The D.L. Hughley Show!” Get […]

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Fear is such a powerful feeling that can hold us back from the greatness that lies within. The start to overcoming that fear is trusting ourselves to be beautiful, to be smart…to be enough. Believe that you have everything you need to make your wildest dreams come true. Like BlackAmericaWeb.com on Facebook. Follow us on Twitter.

Are you waiting for the right time to make the big leap or to leave an unhappy and unhealthy situation? There is some wisdom in doing your homework, getting your money together, preparing properly and getting the information that you need that will put you in the best situation possible. But if you’re using it […]

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NEW YORK (AP) — A doctor who contracted the deadly Ebola virus but rode the subway system and dined out before he recovered from it said the media and politicians could have done a better job by educating people on the science of it instead of focusing on their fears. “When we look back on […]

A few years back, on the ninth anniversary of 9-ll, I talked about fear… Well given the horrific events of the past week ―events that literally hit close to home for me since I live here in the Boston area ―I want to return to that topic. And as I do I am reminded of […]