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		<title>Drinking Water Threatened in Black Communities by Rollbacks on ‘Forever Chemicals’</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 13:07:41 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Drinking water is being compromised by the government’s latest plan to roll back or delay standards to protect it from “forever chemicals.” U.S. EPA  Administrator Lee Zeldin and Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced two proposals this week on regulations related to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, which are [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>It was the Rubber Capital of the World. The health consequences linger.</title>
		<link>https://fierceforblackwomen.com/2024/05/22/it-was-the-rubber-capital-of-the-world-the-health-consequences-linger/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Yanick Rice Lamb]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2024 05:42:50 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[By Yanick Rice Lamb Forced to breathe at times through oxygen tubes, the Rev. Kevin Goode nonetheless counts his blessings. Although his lungs are scarred from asbestos exposure and he has chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, he’s in better condition than other former employees of rubber factories in Akron, Ohio. Goode, retired pastor of Church of [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Understanding Wendy Williams’ Health and What It Means for You</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Feb 2024 19:29:56 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[By Yanick Rice Lamb FierceforBlackWomen.com Wendy Williams says she has been touched by the outcry of concern over this week’s update on her health, which also offers important lessons for the public. Her medical team revealed that she has been diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia and a subtype of FTD called primary progressive aphasia (PPA). “I [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>‘Unintended Consequences’: The Rubber Industry’s Toxic Legacy in Akron</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Apr 2021 15:47:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The jobs that a whole generation of factory workers held in Akron and other cities are mostly gone, but the health effects of the toxins they worked around every day still linger.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Althea Gibson Featured in CBS Sports Documentary</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Feb 2019 01:35:10 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Long before Venus and Serena Williams, Billie Jean King or Arthur Ashe picked up a tennis racket, Althea Gibson reigned supreme on the court, winning 11 Grand Slams and roughly 100 other titles worldwide.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>The Immortal Reach of Henrietta Lacks</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Yanick Rice Lamb]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Apr 2017 11:52:17 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Deborah Lacks grew up without her mother, who died when she was only 2 years old. Her longing for details about her mother’s life is a key aspect of the new HBO film The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, with Oprah Winfrey as co-star and an executive producer. Henrietta Lacks’ life was cut short at [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Sanaa Lathan Hopes &#8216;Shots Fired&#8217; Will Fire Up Public</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Mar 2017 11:07:03 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Sanaa Lathan hopes that her new TV series “Shots Fired” draws more attention to the violent deaths of young people and that it inspires individuals to talk more, to do more. “Hopefully, it will create some discussion and some empathy and some compassion, because we need that right now,” said Lathan, who portrays Ashe Akino, [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>‘A Beautiful Thing’ — Serena Makes History With Venus</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Yanick Rice Lamb]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Jan 2017 18:16:59 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[While many of you were sleeping, Serena Williams made history again by winning her 23rd grand slam at the Australian Open in Melbourne. It was yet another sister act against Venus Williams, and they both came to play.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Dishing Up Sweet Potato Pie</title>
		<link>https://fierceforblackwomen.com/2016/11/23/dishing-up-sweet-potato-pie/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Yanick Rice Lamb]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Nov 2016 17:28:20 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Pumpkins are everywhere this time of year, but for many people, it’s all about the sweet potato. This is especially true when it comes to pies. A warm, slice of sweet potato pie is the perfect finish to a holiday meal. And sweet potatoes are not only good to you, but also good for you. [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Lupita Nyong&#8217;o: Queen of Dreams</title>
		<link>https://fierceforblackwomen.com/2016/09/23/lupita-nyongo-queen-of-dreams/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Yanick Rice Lamb]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Sep 2016 22:55:29 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Lupita Nyong&#8217;o believes in dreams. That’s a major reason she’s captivated by her latest project, Queen of Katwe. In the film, which opens this weekend, she portrays Harriet Mutesi, whose daughter Phiona wins hearts in Uganda as she becomes a grand master in chess. “I printed out a copy of the script and less than [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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