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Rural Black Women Turn to Each Other, Mutual Aid and Activism to Survive COVID-19

Posted by Connie Green Freightman | Nov 12, 2020

Systemic racism and poverty have left rural Black women at high risk for COVID-19 so they...

Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: Here’s What You Should Know

Posted by Sheree Crute | Sep 26, 2020

In 2017, the U.S. Senate unanimously passed a resolution that designated September as Polycystic...

13 Risks You Should Know About Colorectal Cancer

Posted by Yanick Rice Lamb | Aug 30, 2020

Chadwick Boseman’s death has drawn attention to colon and rectal cancer. The 43-year-old...

Inequality Is an Underlying COVID-19 Risk Factor

Posted by Fierce Contributor | Apr 7, 2020

Inequality leads to black Americans getting COVID-19 at an alarming and disproportionate rate.

COVID19 Infects Blacks at Higher Rates, Early Data Shows

Posted by Fierce Contributor | Apr 4, 2020

The coronavirus entered Milwaukee from a white, affluent suburb. Then it took root in the city’s black community and erupted. Milwaukee is one of the few places tracking the racial breakdown of infections, offering a glimpse at the disproportionate destruction COVID-19 is inflicting on black communities nationwide.