By Dr. Jamal Rasheed, PhD Founder, President, CEO Ellis County African American Hall of Fame Museum and Library The health of a community is often about connecting. Connecting with our […]
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Is the Water in Flint Finally Safe?
By Maya Richard-Craven When asked if the city’s water is lead-free, Flint’s Mayor Sheldon Neeley said, “No amount of water is safe.” “Flint still doesn’t have clean water.” Search on […]
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Life and Death: When Police Criminalize Young Black Men
Originally appeared in Word in Black By Anissa Durham When Abraham Jarvis gets pulled over by police, he has a rule with his parents: they FaceTime. He started driving at […]
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Federal Researchers Find Sudden Unexplained Deaths Rose for Black Infants
The authors concluded that Black infants die nearly three times the rate of white babies. By Stacy M. Brown Originally appeared in NNPA A new study has shown a huge […]
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Are Black Women Safe? The Shanquella Robinson Effect
Originally appeared in Word in Black Shanquella Robinson’s death shocked the nation and is keeping travelers and women on guard to stay safe. By Sherri Kolade and Rasha Almulaiki You […]
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Big Business Must Stop Taking Big Tobacco Money
By Dr. Phillip Gardiner It’s hard to believe that with the amount of damage that the tobacco industry has inflicted on the Black community, that there are still Black organizations […]
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Texas’ shortage of mental health care professionals is getting worse
By Stephen Simpson Originally appeared in the Texas Tribune The COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated an already short supply of therapists, psychologists, psychiatrists and social workers. In 2016, the warnings about the […]
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As COVID-19 grabbed the world’s attention, Texas’ efforts to control tuberculosis slipped
BY COLLEEN DEGUZMAN Originally appeared in the Texas Tribune & Kaiser Health News Responding to COVID-19 has taken so much attention and energy that some public health workers believe it […]
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Remember When the U.S. Sterilized Black People? Here’s Why it Matters Today
By Alexa Spencer Originally appeared in Word in Black America’s past of racist, sexist, and ableist scientific policy has morphed into bias in today’s medical system. The American Society of […]
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Meet the Nonprofit Giving Black Kids Affected by Hair Discrimination a Confidence Boost
By Alexa Spencer Originally appeared in Word in Black Jermaine Horton, founder of the Art of Confidence Project, travels around the country to help restore children’s self-esteem through free photoshoots. […]
