Posts by Alice Brienen
Only 3% of US sickle cell patients receive red blood cell exchange for disease, researchers find
Various factors block sufferers of disease from receiving treatment that is effective and has widespread availability. Fewer than 3% of patients have been recorded receiving a red blood cell exchange even though 91% of surveyed providers report access to it.
Read More“Good” School, or Failing One: Black Parents’ Impossible Choice
For three generations, my family has wrestled with the same question: How long do you wait for a system that isn’t giving your child what they need? From Jim Crow Mississippi to private school, homeschooling, and an elite public school, education for Black children has always come with a price.
Read MorePastor embezzled $504K from historic Vernon AME, which survived the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre
The Vernon AME embezzlement case raises questions about financial oversight after Keith Mayes admitted diverting church funds. The church received significant funding during Tulsa Race Massacre centennial prior to Mayes becoming pastor.
Read MoreThe Black women who choose to have children on their own: ‘We’re going in eyes open’
With growing support networks online and in person, these moms say they’re changing the narrative around Black single motherhood. These single moms by choice (SMBC) encounter difficulties family-building and rely on their communities for support.
Read MoreThe Fight for the Black Vote Is Already Underway
Black political organizations and civil rights groups are trying to get better Black voter turnout, especially in the midterm election. The U.S. Supreme Court refused to allow the Trump administration to impose sweeping new restrictions on voting by mail, but this is not enough, and the race to bring Black voters into the midterm election is ongoing.
Read MoreTrump Tried to Kill a $20B Green Fund. A Court Said ‘Not So Fast’
A court blocked the canceling of $20 billion in climate grants from the EPA, but the fight has stalled projects and harmed the nonprofits in charge of delivering the money. The Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund was established by President Biden and canceled during President Trump’s presidency.
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