Category: Lifestyles
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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Remembering Tina Turner: Simply the Best!
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Angela Bassett...
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A Striking Gap Between Deaths of Black and White Babies Plagues the South
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.
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Growing Up Black and Korean in America
By Sholnn Freeman “My Asian” is a lyrical short film written from the perspective of poet and...
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An Alliance of Melanated Eco-Activists Introduce “Black Girl Environmentalist”
At the tender age of 15, Wanjiku “Wawa” Gatheru’s life in Connecticut took a...
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She Says Doctors Ignored Her Concerns About Her Pregnancy. For Many Black Women, It’s a Familiar Story.
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.
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Survivors of Gangs and Gun Violence, These Women Now Help Others Navigate Grief
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.
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Martin Luther King: ‘Let My People Vote’
During a 1965 speech in Montgomery, Alabama, the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. said, “The Civil...
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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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Black Women Harmed Most By Loss of Abortion Rights
Black Women Harmed Most by Loss of Abortion...
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‘We Made It. All of Us,’ Jackson Says in Celebratory Speech
By Nyah Marshall It was truly a day of celebration as Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson made her first...
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Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson Breaks Through ‘Concrete Ceiling’
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.
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