One look at a dirty belly button is all it takesâall it takes for you to shudder, jump in the shower, and start scrubbing. The RIGHT Way to Clean Your Belly Button One look at a dirty belly button is all it takes for you to shudder, jump in the shower, and start scrubbing. âHealth providers have removed âgrowthsâ from belly buttons that turned out to be a mix of bacteria, dirt, sweat, soap, lotions, and lint,â says Alexandria V. Booth, M.D., a board-certified dermatologist with HealthCare Partners medical group.
Ralph Bunche was the first African American to win the Nobel Peace  Prize. He won the award in 1950 for his work of peacemaking efforts  in Palestine.
The Nobel Prize is an annual, international prize first awarded in 1901 for achievements in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, Literature, and Peace. An associated prize in Economics has been awarded since 1969. Nobel Prizes have been awarded to over 800 individuals. Blacks have been the recipients in three of six award categories: Peace, Literature, and Economics. The first black recipient, Ralph Bunche, was awarded the Peace Prize in 1950. The most recent, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and Leymah Gbowee, were awarded their Peace prizes in 2011.