
Everyone’s a Google expert, but it can be difficult to tell what’s true when it comes to reproductive health. Here are trusted resources. By Anissa Durham, Word In Black —…
Everyone’s a Google expert, but it can be difficult to tell what’s true when it comes to reproductive health. Here are trusted resources. By Anissa Durham, Word In Black —…
Her loved ones are getting justice for the first time since her cells were unethically extracted from her body over 70 years ago. By Alexa Spencer, Word In Black —…
The First Step Act was supposed to help free terminally ill and aging federal inmates who pose little or no threat to public safety. But while petitions for compassionate release…
A new study reveals the effects of racial “weathering,” which could be tied to high rates of Alzheimer’s disease. By Alexa Spencer, Word In Black — Alzhiemer’s disease has become…
By Brianna Holt, Insider — “Weathering” is a health phenomenon that refers to the process of being worn down by repeated exposure to stressors. Black Americans persistently fall victim the…
In releasing its annual report, MHA said it aims to provide a snapshot of mental health among youth and adults for policy and program planning, analysis, and evaluation. By Stacy…
By Dr. Gail C. Christopher, National Collaborative for Health Equity — “The National Collaborative for Health Equity (NCHE) applauds President Biden for hosting the White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health…
By Julianne Malveaux — Did you know that Black women are three or four times more likely to die from childbirth complications than white women? Congresswoman Robin Kelly (D-IL), who…
Nearly 200,000 people in Mississippi’s capital don’t have water to drink, flush toilets, or fight fires. By Joseph Lee, Grist — Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves has declared a state of…
Addressing all the damage is going to take more than money — it’s going to take new laws and a deeper understanding of how our climate crisis came to fruition….
By overturning Roe v. Wade, the US Supreme Court has thrown the issue of abortion back to the states – and made it harder for Black and brown women to…
By Brandon Gage, AlterNet — With the United States Supreme Court poised to undo fifty years of judicial precedent by reversing its landmark 1973 Roe versus Wade ruling, which guaranteed access to…