Category: Health & Wellness
Taking Charge of Your Breast Cancer Risk
The news this Breast Cancer Awareness Month is particularly concerning for Black women. The latest...
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How to Survive Risky Heat Waves
With temperatures soaring near 100 degrees or more around the country, experts are warning people...
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Boost Now or Wait? Many Wonder How to Ride Out Covid’s Next Wave
By Sam Whitehead and Arthur Allen Gwyneth Paige didn’t want to get vaccinated against covid-19 at...
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Black Women Harmed Most By Loss of Abortion Rights
Black Women Harmed Most by Loss of Abortion...
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2022: A New Year of Hope and Healing
2022 is the perfect time for Black women to embrace healing, hope and moving beyond the pandemic by protecting their mental health.
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When Cinnamon Rolls Call: A Food Story on Craving Memories
In “Leaving Large: The Stories of a Food Addict,” Michelle Petties reveals that she was once so obese that some insurance companies refused to cover her. A recovering “stone-cold sugar addict,” Petties gained and lost 700 pounds during her 42-year battle with obesity. Then she rewrote the endings of her food stories and dropped from a high of 260 pounds.
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Kicks, Tricks and Flips: The Fearless Life of a Stuntwoman
“I’m going to go get my husband,” announces Angela Bassett’s character, LAPD Officer Athena Grant,...
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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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With a Diagnosis at Last, Black Women With ADHD Start Healing
Miché Aaron, a high achiever who wants to become an astronaut, was struggling in her doctoral program. Then she was diagnosed with ADHD and it all made sense.
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Alzheimer’s Drug Targets People With Mild Cognitive Impairment. What Does That Mean?
The approval of a controversial new drug for Alzheimer’s disease, Aduhelm, is shining a spotlight on mild cognitive impairment — problems with memory.
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Oneika Phillips Brings a Taste of the Caribbean to Broadway
The burst of energy known as Oneika Phillips is a Guyanese-born performer raised on the island of...
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Fierce Voices
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.
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