The MAHA report released by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. blames processed food, prescription drugs and vaccines for chronic childhood diseases, but critics say it ignores the biggest public health threat to Black children: gun violence.
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Ten Years Later: Charleston Remembers Slain Parishioners as Push for Gun Reform Gains Urgency
Ten years after the racially motivated shooting at Mother Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, South Carolina, Democrats are pushing for tougher laws to prevent similar tragedies, including the “Charleston loophole” and universal background checks for firearm purchases.
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How to Cope With Toxic Family During the Holidays
By Alexa Spencer Originally appeared in Word in Black The holidays are a time to feast, celebrate, and make good memories with family, but what do you do when your […]
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Want Kids to Achieve? Heal Racism’s Wounds
Ashanti Branch was failing, and he wasn’t sure why.
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“The conscience is always shocked, but no longer surprised . . .”Â
by John Fullinwider I have been a street level activist and community organizer in Dallas since 1977. I have worked on the full range of issues that people in hard-pressed […]
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Will Your Child be Killed at School Today?
My Day by Dr. J. Ester Davis ….. or how long will it be before the number in gun violence deaths include your child? Will your beautiful grandchild, who brighten […]
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Survivors of Gangs and Gun Violence, These Women Now Help Others Navigate Grief
By Cara Anthony Originally appeared in Kaiser Health News When April Roby-Bell joined the Gangster Disciples in middle school, the street gang treated her like family when she felt abandoned […]
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Vice President Harris Addresses NAACP Convention; Urges Black Voter Participation
By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia Vice President Kamala Harris appeared at the NAACP convention in Atlantic City on Monday, July 18, declaring that freedom, liberty, […]
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Study Finds Nearly 90 Percent of Black Homicide Victims Were Killed with Guns
By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia According to a new and comprehensive study on gun violence, Black men, women, boys, and girls remain the most impacted […]
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Uvalde gunman legally bought AR rifles days before shooting, law enforcement says
BY REESE OXNER, Texas Tribune, texastribune.org The gunman in the deadliest school shooting in Texas history bought two AR-style rifles legally just after his 18th birthday — days before his […]