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		<title>Dr. Ro: Roy Wood, Jr. on Fatherhood, Love and Family</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[By Sheree Crute Dr. Ro talks to her old friend Roy Wood, Jr., about what he learned from his complex, but ultimately loving, relationship with his dad and how it is shaping his own approach to fatherhood. Wood shares valuable insights on parenting and a healing approach we can all take toward our parents. Plus [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Understanding the Sudden Rise of Type 2 Diabetes in Children</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Dec 2024 12:28:46 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Diabetes was long known as a disease of adulthood. Now, the metabolic disorder is spiking in children and teens, with worrisome consequences.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Nov 2024 16:13:17 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Ty, who has been diagnosed with autism, picked out a purple bunny from hundreds of other plushies in his room. While his mom wasn’t looking, the 13-year-old snuck it into his backpack to show to his friends. Things went downhill once he arrived at school.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Afraid to Seek Care Amid Georgia’s Abortion Ban, She Stayed at Home and Died</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Sep 2024 18:41:51 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[When Roe v. Wade was overturned, doctors warned that women would die, but lawmakers who passed state abortion bans didn’t listen. The worst is becoming clear.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Marcia Fudge’s Journey From HUD to Home</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Aug 2024 23:03:32 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[After 50 years in government, Marcia Fudge left the helm of Housing and Urban Development to spend time with family, but she has something new on her plate.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Massacre Survivor&#8217;s Eyes Saw Fire Rain From the Sky in Tulsa</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 27 May 2023 07:34:19 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[By Anneliese Bruner The woman’s modest, dignified posture in the artist’s interpretation of Mary E. Jones Parrish — coupled with a serene, knowing gaze — evinces a famous, enigmatic counterpart. Yet this woman’s countenance takes us beyond enigma into a world that is knowable and all too real, for these eyes saw fire rain from [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>A Striking Gap Between Deaths of Black and White Babies Plagues the South</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 May 2023 22:43:28 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[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.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Growing Up Black and Korean in America</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 May 2023 21:33:23 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[“My Asian” is a lyrical short film from the perspective of poet and performer Suzen Baraka, which tells her story of growing up Black and Korean in America.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>She Says Doctors Ignored Her Concerns About Her Pregnancy. For Many Black Women, It’s a Familiar Story.</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Dec 2022 08:41:41 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[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.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Survivors of Gangs and Gun Violence, These Women Now Help Others Navigate Grief</title>
		<link>https://fierceforblackwomen.com/2022/12/28/survivors-of-gangs-and-gun-violence-these-women-now-help-others-navigate-grief/</link>
		
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Dec 2022 08:01:50 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[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.]]></description>
		
		
		
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