Category : Lifestyle

I Have a Rare Disease. Here’s Why I Chose to Do a Clinical Trial as a Black Woman

Courtesy of Tasha White My name is Tasha White, and I was diagnosed with myasthenia gravis at the young age of six years old. Myasthenia gravis, or MG for short, is a chronic autoimmune disorder that causes weakness in the skeletal muscles. For me,...

Portugal Excludes Colonial Reparations But Not Apologies

Portugal does not intend to pay reparations for its colonial past but does not exclude apologising for some historical acts, the foreign minister said Wednesday. “There will be no specific process or programme of actions aimed at compensating...

Investigation Reveals More than 1,000 Unnecessary Deaths from Police Use of Non-Lethal Tactics

More than 1,000 people have died in the past decade after encounters with law enforcement, despite officers using non-lethal tactics, according to a recent investigation by The Associated Press, the Howard Center for Investigative Journalism, and PBS...

Rewriting the Script: How Dr. C.C.’s Unlikely Path Led to a Life of Impact

Photo Credit: Dr. Candice “C.C.” Weaver Dr. Candice Weaver, or C.C. as she is affectionately known, is a multi-talented individual whose journey into medicine is as inspiring as it is impactful. Growing up, Dr. C.C. (short for Candice Ca...

Unsupported Claim About Biden Paying Rent for ‘Illegal Immigrants’

Michigan officials have said that only people who the federal government has determined are in the U.S. legally are eligible for a state program that temporarily pays rent for refugees and other qualifying immigrants. But a super PAC supporti...

It’s a Miracle! Bone Marrow Transplant Saves Twin Brother’s Life

Saxton (l) with twin brother Sawyer (r), a sickle cell disease patient at the Aflac Cancer (Photo credit: Aflac) According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 1 in 365 Black American babies will have sickle cell disease. By compa...

Ballerina Marcia Sells revisits Cincinnati

“The Swans of Harlem” by Karen Valby unveils the forgotten legacy of five Black ballerinas who made history with the Dance Theatre of Harlem. Marcia Sells, a Cincinnati native who was among them, now serves as the Metropolitan Opera’s chief di...

DWIHN Enhances Services to Help Treat Postpartum Depression

DWIHN Launches Program During Maternal Mental Health Awareness Month The Detroit Wayne Integrated Health Network (DWIHN) knows that one of the greatest joys in life is bringing a child into this world, but it can also be a very scary time too. Mothe...

Metro driver charged with vehicular homicide

By: Molly Schramm CINCINNATI — The driver of a Metro bus who hit and killed an 87-year-old woman in Hyde Park in January is now facing criminal charges. Deon Willis was charged Tuesday with one count of vehicular homicide and four counts of ve...

For Dallas’s Digital Divide, the Cause is Also the Cure

By Marlissa Collier A few years ago, the world became temporarily obsessed with Maslow’s hierarchy of needs. The psychology theory was proposed by Abraham Maslow, a thought leader who, during a time when most psychologists were obsessed wit...

Caitlin Clark scores 20 points and commits 10 turnovers in her first WNBA game as Indiana Fever loses to Connecticut Sun

(CNN) —& No. 1 overall WNBA draft pick Caitlin Clark& had mixed success in& her regular season debut Tuesday night,& scoring 20 points but committing 10 turnovers as her& Indiana Fever& lost& to the Connecticut Sun 92-71....

Living With Stomach Pain for Years: He Never Imagined It Would be This…

Jarrell Williams was used to having pain in his abdomen. The 28-year-old Native of Chicago had experienced this pain for years, but one day in January 2021, the pain was more intense than usual. It was sharp and consistent, but Jarrell never though...

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