By Rev. Dorothy S. Boulware Originally appeared in Word in Black Everyone is weary of systemic racism in this country’s health system — the entire diatribe of diseases more common […]
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Posted inSpiritual
African American Catholics Seek Saintly Recognition
By Rev. Dorothy S. Boulware Originally appeared in Word in Black Black Catholics in America, who are three million of the 1.3 billion church members, are angry about a lack […]
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For Black Kids, Underfunded Public Schools Are Inequality Factories
By Joseph Williams Originally appeared in Word in Black For the Black community, education is considered an investment, the best way for Black children to get ahead in life, and […]
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From MLK Day in a Majority-White Office to Being the BossÂ
By Kelsey Taylor Originally appeared in Word in Black “OK, everyone, Monday is a state holiday, and since none of our clients will be working, you can dress down. Have […]
Posted inFinance
Forgiveness Comes Early for Borrowers on the SAVE Plan
By Bria Overs Originally appeared in Word in Black Some student loan borrowers enrolled in the Saving on a Valuable Education (SAVE) Plan will receive debt relief in February. This […]
Posted inEducation
Fed Up Black Moms Take on the School to Prison Pipeline
By Aziah Siid Originally appeared in Word in Black We live in a nation where a Black high school student in Texas got suspended from school last fall because of the length […]
Posted inEducation
Integrating Black History Builds Better Education
By Aziah Siid Originally appeared in Word in Black When Claudine Gay, Harvard’s first Black president, stepped down, it sent shockwaves rippling across the nation — and sparked plenty of worry […]
Posted inHealth
Why Aren’t Folks Filling Heart Medication Prescriptions?
By Alexa Spencer Originally appeared in Word in Black You don’t need to be a doctor to know taking medication as prescribed can save your life, especially when you have […]
Posted inEducation
Where Oh Where Have the Black Superintendents Gone?
By Joseph Williams Originally appeared in Word in Black Second only to California in the number of school-age children, Texas is at the vanguard of a long-anticipated national demographic trend: […]
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Word In Black, groundbreaking collaborative with 10 legendary Black publishers, incorporates as public benefit company
By Liz Courquet-Lesaulnier (January 9, 2024) — The long-anticipated day has finally arrived for 10 of the nation’s mostinnovative Black publishers, who have worked hard over the past three years […]
