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Commissioner Martin Raxton to Host Town Hall Meeting and Job Fair

Community Event Scheduled for Wednesday, October 2,...

Black voters, Latino voters and other voters of color show solidarity at the ballot box

Efrén Pérez, University of California, Los Angeles Shortly...

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Eastchester Family Services Expands to Provide Comprehensive Support for Underserved Communities

Milton Brown, founder of Eastchester Family Services (EFS), has made it his mission to offer holistic and inclusive care for underserved youth and families. In a recent interview, Brown...

Commissioner Martin Raxton to Host Town Hall Meeting and Job Fair

Community Event Scheduled for Wednesday, October 2, 2024, at Chapel Hill Middle School Douglasville, GA...

Black voters, Latino voters and other voters of color show solidarity at the ballot box

Efrén Pérez, University of California, Los Angeles Shortly before Kamala Harris replaced Joe Biden as...

Mary McLeod Bethune, known as the ‘First Lady of Negro America,’ also sought to unify the African diaspora

Ashley Robertson Preston, Howard University When I first landed an internship as an archives technician...

Shortage of Black doctors is rooted in racist history − a $600M gift will help historically Black medical schools address the gap

Benjamin Chrisinger, Tufts University Fueled by the Supreme Court’s June 2023 ruling that bans affirmative...

Shortage of Black doctors is rooted in racist history − a $600M gift will help historically Black medical schools address the gap

Benjamin Chrisinger, Tufts University Fueled by the Supreme Court’s June 2023 ruling that bans affirmative action in higher education, conservative lawmakers across the country have...

WIC: How One Program Aims to Win the Battle Against Nutrition Insecurity?

People visiting foodbanks rose by 55% in 2020, with about a quarter of those being first-time visitors, according to Feeding America. This need highlighted...

Health Among Black Americans: Spirituality, Religion Linked to Heart

Health Among Black Americans, like cardiovascular disease, which affects the heart and blood vessels, is the nation’s leading cause of death, and Black Americans...

Health Tips From Dr. Katrina Banks

Allergy Season Is Upon Us! What can you do about it?  By Dr. Katrina Banks, PT DPT - Board Certified Neurologic Specialist Falling can be a...

Pneumococcal Pneumonia Can Be Life-Threatening. Here’s What to Know

The American Lung Association and Pfizer are teaming up to help adults protect themselves from pneumococcal pneumonia. The disease causes high fever and breathing...

The ‘silent killer’ behind strokes in the Black community

By Alexa Spencer Word In Black As a medical doctor of over 30 years who focuses on African-American health, Dr. Gregory Hall doesn’t mess around when...

Why Are More Black Americans Committing Suicide?

Two devastating losses marked the beginning of this year. The death of an attorney, former Miss USA, activist, and entertainment news correspondent Cheslie Kryst and up-and-coming...

10 Health Tips for African-Americans: 6 Shocking Facts

Although March is officially National Nutrition Month, any time is a good time to eat more nutritiously, points out the Society for Public Health...

5 Things You Can Do To Prevent Plantar Fasciitis

Do you experience pain in your feet, particularly in the morning when you first step out of bed? Sometimes it can be an annoyance...

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