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Hormonal Breast Cancer Therapy May Work Differently, Depending on Patient’s Race
By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter, HealthDay For women with breast cancer, their race may help predict the success of hormone therapy given before surgery. In a new study, researchers found that Black women treated with hormone therapy before cancer surgery (so-called “neoadjuvant endocrine therapy”) may be more likely to benefit from that treatment than white women…
Read MoreFormer UNC-Chapel Hill student alleges racial discrimination in lawsuit
In a lawsuit against UNC-Chapel Hill, former studaent Rose Brown claims she experienced multiple types of racial discrimination.
Read MoreDetroit wins grant to remove interstate that wrecked a Black community
A financial award from the Biden administration will help improve one Black neighborhood in Detroit by removing an obstructive highway.
Read MoreAlabama sidesteps compensation for survivor of ’63 KKK blast
After the KKK bombed a Baptist church in Birmingham in 1963, Sarah Collins Rudolph lost her eye and sister. Yet her trauma remains ignored.
Read MoreFormer Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department Detective Indicted for Sexual Assaults
In the latest example of police violence, a Kansas City PD detective has been indicted for targeting and sexually assaulting Black women.
Read MoreWhatsApp commissions first entertainment project, a film featuring Nigerian NBA star
The Milwaukee Buck’s own Giannis Antetokounmpo will be the star of WhatsApp’s first foray into film, a 12-minute documentary.
Read MoreCardi B surprises her former Bronx middle school with $100,000 donation for the arts
Cardi B has made her name with controversial music. Now, the rapper will be known for a generous donation to her high school in the Bronx.
Read MoreCivil rights leader Malcolm X becomes 1st Black honoree in Nebraska Hall of Fame
Although Malcolm X was nominated for the Nebraska Hall of Fame several times over more than a decade, the figure has just now been accepted.
Read MoreMore DNA sought from remains of possible massacre victims
DNA testing will help identify remains of people killed in the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, which destroyed what was known as “Black Wall Street.”
Read MoreRenowned jazz pianist Ramsey Lewis has died, age 87
Legendary jazz musician Ramsey Lewis will be remembered for playing the piano, something he did for 83 years of his life.
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