When the past is present…
“…The great force of history comes from the fact that we carry it within us, are unconsciously controlled by it in many ways, and history is literally present in all that we do.” James Baldwin
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Black Amputation Rates Are High. Knowing Your Risk Can Lower It.
While peripheral artery disease is prevalent in the Black community and leads to about 400 amputations a day, many are not even aware of its existence, let alone warning signs.
Read MoreDuke University Ends Scholarship Program for Black Students: Why You Should Care
The Reginaldo Howard scholarship at Duke University that enabled some Black students attend college has ended.
Read MoreSupreme Court Seems Poised to Allow Local Laws That Penalize Homelessness
A majority of the Supreme Court appears inclined to uphold a series of local ordinances that can ban the homeless from sleeping or camping in public spaces due to health and safety concerns.
Read MoreMandisa, Grammy-winning singer and ‘American Idol’ alum, dies at 47
Mandisa, a Grammy award-winning singer who competed on American Idol’s 2006 season, has died.
Read MoreA Photographer in Search of Forgotten Burial Sites
A Black American burial ground project in South Carolina is just one subject in Caroline Gutman’s quest for a history hiding in plain sight.
Read MoreConvenience Store Chain With Hundreds of Outlets in 6 States Hit With Discrimination Lawsuit
Convenience store chain, Sheetz, faces discrimination lawsuit based on the disproportionate impact its hiring practices have on minorities. Altoona, PA-based Sheetz automatically weeds out applications whom the company deems to have failed criminal background checks. Federal officials say they take issue with the criminal background check screening of applicants.
Read MoreTrained in Rites of Passage, Now They’re Training Black Male Youth
The Baltimore Rites of Passage Initiative (BROPI) is a multigenerational mentorship program which empowers Black men to embrace positive masculinity. BROPI has trained 16 Black men to become mentors to Black youth. The group will teach mentees about Black history, mental health, anger management, and alternatives to violence, among other things.
Read MoreBlack death row inmates suffer botched executions at twice rate of whites in US
A report by a human rights group revealed that lethal injections are more likely to go wrong with Black prisoners than white ones.
Read MoreWest Memphis Goes Natural With $16M Infrastructure Project
A natural wetland infrastructure project will benefit the human and animal residents of West Memphis, Arkansas.
Read MoreA lawmaker proposed a bill that would ban DEI in medical schools. Doctors say it could roll back progress toward improving Black maternal health.
Doctors and advocates worry that proposed laws which target DEI initiatives in medical schools might reverse progress made toward erasing racial health inequities, especially Black mothers.
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