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New York (Black PR Wire) – Nearly 300 HBCU students tuned in to the free, four-day online event as Culture Creators, in partnership with Morgan Stanley, wrapped its second C2 Summit on
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NHT warns public against scammers
The National Housing Trust (NHT) is warning the public against scammers who are seeking to defraud
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Mental health and the black community
It is a far-too common practice in the African American community that those suffering from mental health issues do not seek much-needed psychiatric treatment because “Black folks don’t go to the doctor, they go to
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Jefferson County Jails To Get New Health Care Provider On June 1
Beginning June 1, Jefferson County jails will get a new health care provider—Birmingham-based NaphCare Inc., which offers correctional services across 27
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Source: The Birmingham Times
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'Racism is an ongoing public health crisis that needs our attention now', says APHA | - Where Wellness & Culture Connect
The following statement was released by the American Public Health Association following the death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police on May
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Biden Tells ‘The Daily Show’s’ Trevor Noah He Doesn’t Agree With Defund The Police Approach
“I don’t believe police should be defunded but I think that conditions should be placed upon them where departments are having to take significant reform,” said
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Tedx Speaker Dena Crowder Offers 3-Minute Guide On Our Mental Health and Well-Being During the Pandemic (WATCH)
May is Mental Health Awareness Month in the U.S., and in the age of the coronavirus pandemic, many of us are finding our mental well-being challenged in unexpected, extraordinary
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KABAARA: How to save lives as we sustain livelihoods
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The Stigma of Mental Illness in the Black Community
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Obama Says We Should Learn 'Impatience' From Young Protesters
Former President Barack Obama said Friday that he is “inspired” by the young people taking to the streets to protest against racism: “They’re saying we don’t accept the status
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Tim Scott, The Only Black Republican U.S. Senator, Explains The Republicans' Version Of The Justice In Policing Act - Blavity
For years, countless Black Americans have lost their lives to heinous acts of violence at the hands of police
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Tedx Speaker Dena Crowder Offers 5-Minute Guide on Tapping into Your Own Power to Affect Meaningful Change (WATCH)
In 1971, Wadsworth A. Jarrell painted “Revolutionary (Angela Davis),” tapping into his own power and skills as an artist to amplify the message and mission of the Black Power and Civil Rights movements by dynamically depicting political activist and leader Angela
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Kenya: Eliud Kipchoge to Race in Tottenham's Virtual Marathon
World marathon record holder, Kenya's Eliud Kipchoge has welcomed the challenge by English Premier League side, Tottenham Hotspurs' fans ahead of the virtual 42km run due Saturday and
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Senate Passes Baldwin’s Bipartisan Reform to Create Three-Digit Suicide Prevention Hotline
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin’s bipartisan reform to designate a three-digit phone number for a national suicide prevention and mental health crisis hotline has passed the full
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Arkansas Pioneers in Flight: African Americans in Aviation from the Natural State, 1932 to 1953.
Pioneering African-American Aviators Featuring the Tuskegee Airmen of Arkansas is a study of little known black women and men who participated in the first four decades of U.S. aviation history.  The book began originally in 2006 as a biography of Milton Pitts Crenchaw, a native of Little
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Virtual Symposium to Address Men’s Physical, Mental Health Issues
As the potentially deadly coronavirus continues to spread — with men of color among the most vulnerable — an all-male panel will talk frankly about related issues during an online conference on June 25 as Men's Health Month winds
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Assess your risk level when making Father’s Day plans
One way to modify your Father’s Day celebrations is to limit the number of people who are joining if the celebration is taking place in person, Kulkarni
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Health + Tech | Teletherapy and virtual mental-health services
The ‘Study of Knowledge, Attitude, Anxiety & Perceived Mental Healthcare Need in [the] Indian Population During [the] COVID-19 Pandemic’, conducted by Deblina Roy, et al, used an online survey and got a total of 662 responses from persons who had at least a moderate knowledge of COVID-19 and how to
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
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Usher’s New Look and Cricket Wireless host virtual youth mental health summit
Usher’s New Look and Cricket Wireless to Host Virtual Youth Mental Health Summit Addressing the Effects of COVID-19, Systemic Racism and Social Injustice on Tuesday, June 30
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South Africa: Expect More Deaths From TB and Diabetes Than COVID-19, Says Zweli Mkhize
While Covid-19 is the most talked about virus, TB and diabetes are silent killers that remain the leading causes of natural deaths in South
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Access to Wellness Resources and Healthy Food Started with a Nurse from the Neighborhood
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Kenya Power Expecting Reduced Profits Owing to Coronavirus Impact
Nairobi — Kenya Power and Lightning company has issued a profit warning for its financial earnings closing on June 30, 2020, saying its earnings will be much lower than those of the previous
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Usher’s Nonprofit Leads Effort To Combat Food Insecurity In Atlanta
According to WSB-TV, singer Usher donated meals to Atlanta-based families in need to ensure they had access to healthy food options amid the public health
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Investing in mental healthcare will impact socio-economic development – says president Bio
Addressing Ministers of Government, Development Partners, Staff of the Hospital, and guests of the occasion, president Bio spoke about the importance of investing in mental
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St Elizabeth teen braces for surgery
TREASURE BEACH, St Elizabeth — The family of 16-year-old Hampton School student Nittia Deleon is to know on Wednesday when a surgery to remove a fast-growing tumour in her jaw will be
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Mental Health, Police Brutality, and Black People
A 2016 Pew poll found that 7 in 10 white people thought police usually use the right amount of force, versus just 1 in 3 black
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Nigeria: SGF Lists Nigeria's Challenges to Tackling COVID-19 - SGF
The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Boss Mustapha, has identified human resistance to change and stigmatisation as part of the challenges in containing the COVID-19
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