Rep. Shontel Brown has introduced the Health & Endocrine Research on Personal Care Products for Women, or HER Act, to fund research into the connection between personal care products marketed to Black and Latino women and reproductive health issues, and to ban hair relaxers and chemical straighteners that contain formaldehyde.
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Posted inClimate Justice
Memphis Had a Smog Problem Long Before Elon Came to Town
The Southern Environmental Law Center has requested the EPA to declare the greater Memphis area a “nonattainment” zone for ozone pollution due to the increased ozone levels caused by the Colossus supercomputer, which is powered by up to 35 unpermitted gas-powered generators.
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Stay Woke! Dallas Weekly Newsletter for Monday, June 9, 2025
Happy Monday DW fam! Time to look forward and keep the faith. Coco won, Lil Wayne’s album is done, Sinners is streaming, folks all over are screaming, and this newsletter […]
Posted inWord In Black
The State of Black America’s Drug Overdose Epidemic
The mortality rate for drug overdoses in the US reached an all-time high in 2022, with Black Americans having the second-highest mortality rate, highlighting the need for increased access to culturally relevant care and prevention investments in Black neighborhoods.
Posted inKFF Health News
Trump Decried Crime, Then Gutted Funding for Gun Violence Prevention
The Biden administration has terminated about $500 million in grants to organizations working to prevent gun violence, including a $2 million grant to the Bullet Related Injury Clinic in St. Louis, which provides free physical and mental health care for people injured by bullets.
Posted inMental Health
Do You Have High Functioning Depression?
Dr. Judith Joseph, a leading psychiatrist and social media health influencer, is raising awareness about high-functioning depression, a mental health disorder that disproportionately affects Black women, and is working to provide resources to prevent these negative outcomes.
Posted inHealth
School May Be the Only Doctor Some Black Kids Ever See
The GOP’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which would slash Medicaid by at least $715 billion, could lead to cuts in school-based health services that are crucial for Black students, who are already at a disadvantage in the education system.
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Stay Woke! Dallas Weekly Newsletter for Wednesday, June 4, 2025
Happy Wednesday DW fam! It’s Black Music Month! And Carribean-American Heritage Month! Also Pride Month! And Men’s Mental Health Month! Plus, of course, it’s the month we celebrate Father’s Day! […]
Posted inNational
Deconstruction Zone: “Womanist” Writers Prompt Racial Healing
Rutgers University-Newark is embracing “womanist” literature, which centers the experiences and thoughts of women of color, to provide students with a more intersectional and inclusive perspective.
Posted inNational
Trump Is Ignoring St Louis’s Devastating Tornado
President Trump has yet to declare a federal emergency for the recent tornado in St. Louis, leaving those affected without support from FEMA, despite the scale of the devastation.