Category: Lifestyles
Taking Charge of Your Breast Cancer Risk
Posted by Sheree Crute | Oct 27, 2022 | Health & Wellness, Health News, Top Feature, Uncategorized | 0
Remembering My Friend Lani Guinier
Posted by Linda Wright Moore | Jan 10, 2022 | Friendships, Ties | 0
Kicks, Tricks and Flips: The Fearless Life of a St...
Posted by Sheree Crute | Nov 22, 2021 | Fitness, Health & Wellness, The Fierce Interview, Top Feature | 0
Pandemic Shows Black Americans Among Groups at Hig...
Posted by Sheree Crute | Aug 24, 2021 | COVID-19, Family, Health & Wellness, Top Feature | 0
Sowing Her Dream: Deep Roots Organic Farm
Posted by Sheree Crute | Apr 26, 2021 | Careers, Joy!, Money & Careers, Taking Care of Business, The Fierce Interview, Top Feature | 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 MoreRemembering Tina Turner: Simply the Best!
by Fierce Contributor | May 25, 2023 | Aging Fiercely!, News, Top Feature | 0
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Angela Bassett...
Read MoreA Striking Gap Between Deaths of Black and White Babies Plagues the South
by Fierce Contributor | May 24, 2023 | Health & Wellness, Family, Health News, Parenting, Ties | 0
In the South, infant mortality is by far the highest in the country, with Mississippi’s rate of 8.12 deaths per 1,000 live births ranking worst.
Read MoreGrowing Up Black and Korean in America
by Fierce Contributor | May 24, 2023 | Lifestyles, Careers, Family, Ties, Top Feature | 0
By Sholnn Freeman “My Asian” is a lyrical short film written from the perspective of poet and...
Read MoreAn Alliance of Melanated Eco-Activists Introduce “Black Girl Environmentalist”
by Kynadi Hyde | Apr 22, 2023 | Health & Wellness, Community, Lifestyles | 0
At the tender age of 15, Wanjiku “Wawa” Gatheru’s life in Connecticut took a...
Read MoreShe Says Doctors Ignored Her Concerns About Her Pregnancy. For Many Black Women, It’s a Familiar Story.
by Fierce Contributor | Dec 28, 2022 | Health & Wellness, Family, Parenting | 0
Many pregnant people say doctors and nurses do not listen to them and their concerns are often dismissed; pregnant Black people face an even higher burden.
Read MoreSurvivors of Gangs and Gun Violence, These Women Now Help Others Navigate Grief
by Fierce Contributor | Dec 28, 2022 | Health & Wellness, Family, Ties, Top Feature | 0
For three former gang members, their battle scars and faded tattoos recall the past. Because of those experiences on the front lines, some people trust these women more than they do the police. The women fill in the gaps for a community fighting economic inequality, homelessness, health disparities, and gun violence.
Read MoreMartin Luther King: ‘Let My People Vote’
by Fierce Contributor | Dec 28, 2022 | News, #Trending | 0
During a 1965 speech in Montgomery, Alabama, the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. said, “The Civil...
Read MoreTaking Charge of Your Breast Cancer Risk
by Sheree Crute | Oct 27, 2022 | Health & Wellness, Health News, Top Feature, Uncategorized | 0
The news this Breast Cancer Awareness Month is particularly concerning for Black women. The latest...
Read MoreBlack Women Harmed Most By Loss of Abortion Rights
by Fierce Contributor | Jun 25, 2022 | Health & Wellness, Health News, News, Top Feature | 0
Black Women Harmed Most by Loss of Abortion...
Read More‘We Made It. All of Us,’ Jackson Says in Celebratory Speech
by Fierce Contributor | Apr 9, 2022 | Joy!, News, Taking Care of Business, Top Feature | 0
By Nyah Marshall It was truly a day of celebration as Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson made her first...
Read MoreJustice Ketanji Brown Jackson Breaks Through ‘Concrete Ceiling’
by Fierce Contributor | Apr 7, 2022 | Joy!, News, Taking Care of Business | 0
By Nyah Marshall Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson is officially confirmed to the U.S. Supreme Court...
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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.