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		<title>Drinking Water Threatened in Black Communities by Rollbacks on ‘Forever Chemicals’</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 13:07:41 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Drinking water is being compromised by the government’s latest plan to roll back or delay standards to protect it from “forever chemicals.” U.S. EPA  Administrator Lee Zeldin and Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced two proposals this week on regulations related to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, which are [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>It’s Spring: 4 Easy Ways to Get a Fresh Start on Heart Health</title>
		<link>https://fierceforblackwomen.com/2026/05/20/its-spring-4-easy-ways-to-get-a-fresh-start-on-heart-health/</link>
		
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 12:53:50 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[By Sheree Crute May is High Blood Pressure Education month, so it’s a perfect time to check in with yourself and your physician to see how you are doing and perhaps make an adjustment or two. You have likely heard the phrase “know your numbers.” It means keeping track of  how well you are doing [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>The Ongoing Fight to Make Pregnancy Safe for Black Women</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 13:43:36 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[By Jaiden Thomas Kiara Brokenbrough&#8217;s budget-friendly wedding garnered millions of views on TikTok. Though, after four years, the creator with the $47 bridal gown made headlines for a heartbreaking reason. On March 30, the 32-year-old unexpectedly died during the birth of her first child. While her exact cause of death remains unknown, Brokenbrough’s passing,  just [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Ads for GLP 1 drugs are flooding the internet – here’s how to know if it’s safe to buy them online</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 13:29:38 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[By Sujith Ramachandran and  Liang-Yuan (Claire) Lin If you watched the Super Bowl in 2026, you likely saw Serena Williams share her weight loss journey on GLP-1 medications in a commercial. Like millions of others around the country, if you’ve ever considered taking one of these drugs, you probably went online to learn more about [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>How Black Women Are Finding Joy and Peace in This Moment</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sheree Crute]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 12:55:32 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[It is spring. A time of brightness, renewal and sweet anticipation about the joys of the summer to come. Yet, as we tend our gardens and plan our getaways, we all know that this year, something is different, especially for Black women. Some of us are finding respite by avoiding the news and strictly limiting [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>5 Reasons We Love Sadé</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Fierce]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 23:31:47 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA["You know a Sadé song when you hear it, but you don't just hear Sadé, you feel Sadé," the Rock &#038; Roll Hall of Fame said in announcing new inductees.]]></description>
		
		
		
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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>
		<link>https://fierceforblackwomen.com/2026/03/16/dr-ro-roy-wood-jr-on-fatherhood-love-and-family/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Fierce]]></dc:creator>
		<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>
		<link>https://fierceforblackwomen.com/2026/03/11/womens-history-month-vivian-pinn-legendary-champion-of-womens-health/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Fierce]]></dc:creator>
		<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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