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		<title>Athletes and Coaches Like Dawn Staley Bring Historic Feats to Final Four</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 18:56:41 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[This will be the sixth straight Final Four for the South Carolina program under Coach Dawn Staley.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Women&#8217;s History Month: The Power and Grace of Misty Copeland</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 12:45:42 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[By Morgan Stephens Misty Copeland made history by becoming the first Black principal dancer in the 75-year history of the American Ballet Theatre in 2015. Unlike other young ballerinas, Copeland did not begin to study ballet until the age of 13 and had to overcome her family’s struggle with poverty — making her path to [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Dr. Ro: Roy Wood, Jr. on Fatherhood, Love and Family</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2026 20:05:24 +0000</pubDate>
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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>Women&#8217;s History Month: Vivian Pinn Legendary Champion of Women’s Health</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 12:56:33 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[By Sheree Crute As the inaugural Director of the Office of Research on Women’s Health at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in 1991, Vivian Pinn, MD, led the implementation of the NIH Revitalization Act of 1993. The new law established the requirement that all NIH-supported research include women and minorities and specifically examine variables [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Women&#8217;s History Month: Celebrating Ruth E. Carter</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 14:45:41 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[By Jaiden Thomas Trendsetter to say the least, Ruth E. Carter is now the most-nominated Black woman in Academy Award history. Her fifth nomination for her work in “Sinners” is a testament to her ability to creatively redefine Black representation on screen. As a two-time Academy Award-winning American film costume designer, she is most known [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Medicaid&#8217;s New Approach to Sickle Cell Coverage May Expand Access to New Treatments</title>
		<link>https://fierceforblackwomen.com/2026/01/22/medicaids-new-approach-to-sickle-cell-coverage-may-expand-access-to-new-treatments/</link>
		
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2026 15:49:44 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[By Phil Galewitz Serenity Cole enjoyed Christmas last month relaxing with her family near her St. Louis home, making crafts and visiting friends. It was a contrast to how Cole, 18, spent part of the 2024 holiday season. She was in the hospital — a frequent occurrence with sickle cell disease, a genetic condition that [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Doctors With Troubled Pasts Perform Cosmetic Surgeries Tied to Crippling Pain and Injury</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Oct 2025 23:54:28 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Many patients are enduring emotional and physical scars after visiting cosmetic surgery firms that hire surgeons with a history of malpractice and misconduct.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>NIH Launches Multimillion-Dollar Initiative to Reduce Stillbirth Rate</title>
		<link>https://fierceforblackwomen.com/2025/09/25/nih-launches-multimillion-dollar-initiative-to-reduce-stillbirth-rate/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Fierce Contributor]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Sep 2025 00:01:26 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The National Institutes of Health has launched a five-year, $37 million consortium to reduce the country's "unacceptably high" stillbirth rate.
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		<title>Yanick Rice Lamb Named NABJ Journalism Educator of the Year</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sheree Crute]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Aug 2025 20:47:32 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[This year’s highly-coveted National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) Journalism Educator of the Year Award was given to Yanick Rice Lamb, PhD, a Professor in the Cathy Hughes School of Communications at Howard University, and a co-founder of Fierce. The award recognizes the service, commitment, and academic guidance of an outstanding journalism teacher, professor or [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>EPA Plans to Stop Collecting Greenhouse Gas Emissions Data From Most Polluters</title>
		<link>https://fierceforblackwomen.com/2025/04/10/epa-plans-to-stop-collecting-greenhouse-gas-emissions-data-from-most-polluters/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Fierce Contributor]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Apr 2025 03:33:23 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Environmental Health]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Many polluters no longer have to report greenhouse gas emissions such as carbon dioxide and methane, reducing corporate accountability for health risks and climate change.]]></description>
		
		
		
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