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Farewell, and Thanks, to a Man Who Kept Kids Safe
After a beloved school crossing guard was shot, his community came together to both mourn his loss and celebrate his life of kindness.
Read MoreCaring for the Ancestors’ Land
Artist and activist Bevelyn Afor Ukah is on a mission to relieve food insecurity in the Black community by teaching gardening skills in combination with ancestral teachings.
Read MoreClimate change driving demand for predatory loans, research shows
Pew released information about how Americans are targeted by predatory payday loan businesses during hot and cold seasons.
Read MoreIn new congressional district, Black voters weigh what representation really means
Shalela Dowdy, a plaintiff against the state of Alabama in a case about voting districts, knows that maps alone won’t solve the problem.
Read MoreBlack voters were key to Biden’s 2020 win. But money woes make some question their support in 2024
Both Joe Biden and Donald Trump recognize the importance of Black voters in the upcoming presidential election.
Read MoreButtigieg visits predominantly Black Alabama community following ABC News investigation about neighborhood flooding
One Black neighborhood in Alabama had a chance to speak to the Secretary of Transportation about a highway that has disrupted lives.
Read MoreBlack Maternal Health Week 2024: U.S. News Recognizes U.S. Hospitals With Excellent Black Patient Outcomes
26 hospitals across the country were recognized for excellent Black patient outcomes as part of Black maternal health week.
Read MoreTrump Fried Chicken
In an election season, Keith Boykin examines the Black community’s opinions of former president Donald Trump.
Read More6 Mississippi ‘Goon Squad’ officers sentenced to 15 to 45 years on state charges for torture of 2 Black men
Ex-officers from Mississippi who brutally tortured two innocent Black men and called themselves the “Goon Squad” were finally sentenced to at least one decade in federal prison.
Read MoreHow ‘Medical Gaslighting’ Ignores Black Women With Long COVID
Dr. Margot Gage Witvliet, PhD, developed Long COVID in 2020, facing medical gaslighting and discovering shared experiences in dozens of women & BIPOC. Dr. Gage Witvliet learned that medical gaslighting is an insidious phenomenon which disproportionately impacts women and BIPOC. Medical professionals frequently tell female patients with Long COVID and other invisible illnesses that their symptoms are “all in their heads” while treating male counterparts with contrasting, scientifically sound approaches.
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