Category: Fierce Voices
Massacre Survivor’s Eyes Saw Fire Rain From the Sky in Tulsa
By Anneliese Bruner The woman’s modest, dignified posture in the artist’s interpretation of Mary...
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Barbados Leader Calls Out COP26 Copouts on Climate Change
THE TAKEAWAY: Barbados Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley summed up almost everything you need to...
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An ‘Overcomer’ Fights by Faith Against 4 Cancers
A survivor of domestic violence, stroke, four types of cancer, pneumonia and heart disease has said goodbye to her loved ones a few times, but she’s still here and fighting by faith.
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John Lewis, 1940-2020
John Lewis was a true hero who captured the heart of America.
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Riots and Racism Led Journalist to Fight for the Voiceless
Witnessing riots and being held at gunpoint fueled a journalist’s determination to be a change agent.
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Keisha Lance Bottoms on What Many Black Women Fear Most
Keisha Lance Bottoms on hear fears as a black mother and her hopes and black leader.
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Inequality Is an Underlying COVID-19 Risk Factor
Inequality leads to black Americans getting COVID-19 at an alarming and disproportionate rate.
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Saving the Lives of New Mothers
By Linda Goler Blount, MPH While most pregnancy-related deaths happen during or immediately after...
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Abortion Restrictions Chip Away at Women’s Power Over Their Bodies
THIS WEEK, ALABAMA passed a law that can only be described as anti-life. It aims to criminalize...
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Sparing the Rod and Saving Our Children
Stacey Patton provides a powerful and heartbreaking look at the link with white supremacy why...
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‘Silence Is Not an Option’ for ‘Unfinished Revolution’
“We all know, deep down, that something more is required of us now,” says acclaimed...
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A Father’s Day Letter to My Sisters
As Father’s Day approaches, so many of us are dealing with the fact that we will not spend one...
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Fierce Voices
Inequality Is an Underlying COVID-19 Risk Factor
African Americans are still contracting the coronavirus. During the height of the pandemic, we contracted COVID-19 at an alarming rate, accounting for up to 70% of deaths in some areas. Dr. Melissa Clarke is among the physicians who have been at the forefront of keeping us healthy on her own and as a member of the Black Coalition Against COVID. Click here to read more.
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