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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...

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...

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...

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...

Researchers explore health-promoting behaviors of African American and Black immigrant men

Researchers explore health-promoting behaviors of African American and Black immigrant men...

UN chief calls for slavery reparations

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5 Organizations That Celebrate Shirley Chisholm’s Legacy

While some may just be learning Shirley Chisholm’s name for the first time, her influence on American politics has been felt in the United States for over four decades. Chisholm made strides for Black Americans and women as a New York congresswoman,...

Mase Reacts To Diddy Home Raids: “Reparations Is Getting Closer”

Earlier this week, Diddy‘s myriad of legal issues got all the more interesting, as his Miami and LA homes were raided by Homeland Security. Reportedly, the raids were linked to a federal human trafficking investigation. The Bad Boy Records fou...

Lawmaker wants reparations for families displaced by Dodger Stadium

Prior to becoming the home to the Los Angeles Dodgers, Chavez Ravine was a largely Hispanic community home to thousands of working-class Los Angeles residents. Many of the homes were small and meager, but it gave these residents an opportunity to ha...

Exploring Health-Promoting Behaviors in Black Men

Rutgers University African American and Black immigrant men prioritize their health and possess the necessary skills for proactive gastrointestinal (GI) health management, according to a Rutgers Health study. Published in the American Journa...