Category : Lifestyle

Black Hawk County Public Health responds to rising syphilis cases

BLACK HAWK COUNTY, Iowa (KWWL) — Today at a Black Hawk County Board of Health meeting, the board voted to pass a resolution to encourage providers to test sexually active people for syphilis, in response to rising rates of the STI. The resolu...

Pennsylvania lawmakers push to expand access to doulas to improve Black maternal health

HARRISBURG, Pa. — An alarming number of Black women are dying during and after childbirth. Now, there’s a new push in Harrisburg to save lives by expanding access to doula services. Iyanna Bridges is a mom of four and has been a doula for six years....

Black Maternal Health: Former NFL Cheerleader’s Death Spotlights

NewsOne Featured Video Source: Getty The death of engineer and former Kansas City Chiefs cheerleader Krystal “Krissy” Anderson, is shedding light on the disparities that Black women face with sepsis, a life-threatening condition that is t...

FactChecking RFK Jr.’s V.P. Announcement

Para leer en español, vea esta traducción de Google Translate. In announcing his choice for vice president, independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and his running mate, Nicole Shanahan, made statements that were false or mislead...

Black Business Organizations Say State-Funded Colleges and Universities Have ‘Abysmal’ Record of Minority Participation

Advertisement Black Business Organizations Say State-Funded Colleges and Universities Have ‘Abysmal’ Record of Minority Participation (Chicago, IL) — The Chicago Southland Black Chamber of Commerce, together with other Black business and contrac...

8 Life-Saving Facts Every Brother Should Know About Prostate Cancer

Over 41,000 Black men in the U.S. will discover that they have prostate cancer this year. In fact, about one in six will receive a diagnosis of the disease at a certain point in their life. Meanwhile, it affects one in eight Caucasian men. In terms...

Open Letter To CARICOM Heads Of Government: We Must Support Cuba Now

By David Abdulah\The Assembly of Caribbean People On Thursday March 21, the Regional Executive Committee (REC) of the Assembly of Caribbean People (ACP) met virtually for several hours. The meeting was well attended with members from Haiti, Cuba, Do...

21 Ways Reparations Can Drive Economic Recovery And Expansion; An Analysis

In 1865, Major General William Tecumseh Sherman arranged a meeting with 20 Black ministers and President Lincoln’s Secretary of War, Edwin M. Stanton. Their objective was to develop an economic plan to assist the numerous newly liberated enslaved f...

New Study: Minority-Owned Small Businesses Love Artificial Intelligence Tools

Photos: Facebook WASHINGTON (March 13, 2024) – A new study from the Connected Commerce Council (3C) found that small and medium-sized business (SMB) leaders are rapidly adopting artificial intelligence (AI) tools to ensure their businesses’ productiv...

Baseless Conspiracy Theories Follow Key Bridge Collapse

Para leer en español, vea esta traducción de Google Translate. Quick Take The Francis Scott Key Bridge near Baltimore collapsed after being hit by a cargo ship in the early morning on March 26. Although all evidence points to an accident, cons...

Ballet Hispánico School of Dance Announces Spring Adult Classes April 1-June 6

Photos: Ballet Hispánico New York, NY – Ballet Hispánico School of Dance announces spring adult classes, available now! The Adult Program at Ballet Hispánico is the ideal space for dance enthusiasts, dancers, and anyone who loves moving to the rhyth...

Public Notice: Power Construction

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7 Facts About Eczema & Brown Skin You Wish You Knew Sooner!

If your skin won’t stop itching, cracking, rashing, oozing, or crusting, there’s a good chance something is wrong. An inflammatory skin condition most common in brown-skinned folks (how lucky), eczema can produce a whole range of unsightly scabs, sc...

Why California Democrats are divided on retail theft bill

(CALMATTERS) – Legislators may be off for spring recess, but debates about their bills are still happening outside committee rooms. One spicy intra-party exchange between Democratic Assemblymembers focuses on a measure about retail theft — und...

Gaza Genocide: The Assertion Netanyahu Is Complying With International Law Is In Gross Disregard Of Overwhelming Evidence

Photos: YouTube Screenshots Washington, D.C. — On March 25, 2024, State Department Spokesperson Matthew Miller announced that he had received “credible” assurances that Israel was complying with international humanitarian law and that the administrat...