By Karen Brooks Harper Health experts in Texas and the U.S. believe that monkeypox infections will continue to rise exponentially. The disease is not deadly and doesn’t usually lead to hospitalization, […]
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Lawyers Preparing for Abortion Prosecutions Warn About Health Care, Data Privacy
BY Eleanor Klibanoff A young woman and her mother are nervously driving through the night when they’re pulled over by law enforcement. Flashlights in their faces, the women are questioned about […]
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There’s Hope: 988 Is the New Suicide Prevention Lifeline Number
By Alexa Spencer Originally appeared in Word in Black The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline will change its phone number to a three-digit dialing code, 988, on July 16. People experiencing […]
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988 officially activated as the new connect to the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
On Saturday, July 16, people nationwide had access to the new three-digit number that would direct callers to the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. The new dialing code 988 was modeled […]
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Vanna Collins Celebrates New product and more!
Have you seen Vanna Collins? Well if you think you haven’t, you’ve definitely seen her work. Braids By Vanna is her self-made home for both men and women for both […]
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The Launch of 988 National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
On Saturday June 16th, 988 will officially be launched as the National Crisis & Suicide Prevention Hotline. After countless decades of awareness and advocacy brought to attention regarding the development […]
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Tashara Parker Hosted The Bun Ministry 2.0: Officially Crowned
By Lena Foster Black women and men, with an array of differing hairstyles, not only stepped at The Bun Ministry 2.0: Officially Crowned event, but they slayed far past any […]
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Yes, I’m Crying Over Spilled Milk
By Ke’Yonna “Keda” Hall I welcomed my second baby boy on February 10, 2022. As any new mother just one week postpartum, I was operating round the clock on his […]
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She Reps: Marquila Turner
Marquila Turner is the founder of Quila’s Angels and creator of the PAIL Awards. Quila’s Angels, a non-profit organization that brings comfort, resources and hope to women and families who […]
