A study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine found that Black children in the US have consistently faced significantly higher mortality rates than their white peers, with no improvement in relative disparities since the 1950s, resulting in over half a million avoidable infant deaths and nearly 690,000 childhood deaths among Black Americans between 1950 and 2019.
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Women Lead the Way: Black Women Shape Academia
Black women are making strides in academia, becoming professors, researchers, deans, and college and university presidents, and working to increase access and opportunities for future generations.
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Black Patients More Likely to Be Restrained in the Emergency Room
By Alexa Spencer Originally appeared in Word in Black Black patients are more likely than other racial groups to be restrained during emergency department (ED) visits, according to a new […]