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Keisha Lance Bottoms on What Many Black Women Fear...
Posted by Fierce Contributor | Jun 5, 2020 | Top Feature, Community, Fierce Voices | 0
Massacre Survivor’s Eyes Saw Fire Rain From the Sky in Tulsa
by Anneliese Bruner | May 27, 2023 | Family, Fierce Voices, News, Ties, Top Feature | 0
By Anneliese Bruner The woman’s modest, dignified posture in the artist’s interpretation of Mary...
Read MoreBarbados Leader Calls Out COP26 Copouts on Climate Change
by Fierce Contributor | Nov 13, 2021 | Fierce Voices, Health & Wellness, Health News, News, Taking Care of Business, Top Feature | 0
THE TAKEAWAY: Barbados Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley summed up almost everything you need to...
Read MoreAn ‘Overcomer’ Fights by Faith Against 4 Cancers
by Fierce Contributor | Oct 26, 2020 | Health & Wellness, COVID-19, Fierce Voices, Spirit, Top Feature | 0
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.
Read MoreJohn Lewis, 1940-2020
by Fierce Contributor | Jul 18, 2020 | Fierce Voices, News, Spirit, Top Feature | 0
John Lewis was a true hero who captured the heart of America.
Read MoreRiots and Racism Led Journalist to Fight for the Voiceless
by Fierce Contributor | Jun 8, 2020 | Careers, Fierce Voices, News | 0
Witnessing riots and being held at gunpoint fueled a journalist’s determination to be a change agent.
Read MoreKeisha Lance Bottoms on What Many Black Women Fear Most
by Fierce Contributor | Jun 5, 2020 | Top Feature, Community, Fierce Voices | 0
Keisha Lance Bottoms on hear fears as a black mother and her hopes and black leader.
Read MoreInequality Is an Underlying COVID-19 Risk Factor
by Fierce Contributor | Apr 7, 2020 | Fierce Voices, COVID-19, Health & Wellness, Health News | 0
Inequality leads to black Americans getting COVID-19 at an alarming and disproportionate rate.
Read MoreSaving the Lives of New Mothers
by Fierce Contributor | May 20, 2019 | Fierce Voices, Health & Wellness | 0
By Linda Goler Blount, MPH While most pregnancy-related deaths happen during or immediately after...
Read MoreAbortion Restrictions Chip Away at Women’s Power Over Their Bodies
by Yanick Rice Lamb | May 19, 2019 | Fierce Voices, Health & Wellness, News, Top Feature | 0
THIS WEEK, ALABAMA passed a law that can only be described as anti-life. It aims to criminalize...
Read MoreSparing the Rod and Saving Our Children
by Yanick Rice Lamb | Mar 14, 2017 | Fierce Voices, Parenting, Ties | 0
Stacey Patton provides a powerful and heartbreaking look at the link with white supremacy why...
Read More‘Silence Is Not an Option’ for ‘Unfinished Revolution’
by Yanick Rice Lamb | Jul 16, 2016 | Fierce Voices, Health & Wellness, News, Top Feature | 0
“We all know, deep down, that something more is required of us now,” says acclaimed...
Read MoreA Father’s Day Letter to My Sisters
by Yanick Rice Lamb | Jun 19, 2015 | Family, Fierce Voices, Parenting, Relationships, Ties | 0
As Father’s Day approaches, so many of us are dealing with the fact that we will not spend one...
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Inequality Is an Underlying COVID-19 Risk Factor
African Americans are contracting the coronavirus at an alarming rate, accounting for up to 70% of deaths in some areas. Is there hope? Yes, there are things that we can do, Dr. Melissa Clark explains. Click here to read.