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‘We must save lives now!’: Congresswoman leading charge for more COVID-19 testing
HOUSTON – Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee has always been a hands-on leader for the people of Houston, but these days, she can be seen front and center at community events and press conferences, leading the charge in demanding more testing in the fight against
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Hardin: Finally Taking My Health Seriously
After overcoming serious health issues that nearly erased my existence several times and changed the course of the quality of my life over the last two years, I’m giving myself permission to talk about myself if it helps someone to avoid the physical, mental and emotional pain
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Morehouse College Receives $40M To Combat COVID-19 In Underserved Communities
The funding—which was awarded to the Atlanta-based college by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Minority Health—will support Morehouse’s National COVID-19 Resiliency Network in fighting the pandemic in underserved
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Black Health Matters Launch New Channel | Dallas Weekly
Black Health launched a new Kidney Disease
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Access to Wellness Resources and Healthy Food Started with a Nurse from the Neighborhood
Julia Means, community a nurse with Ascension Columbia St. Mary’s Hospital is known throughout her neighborhood as ‘The
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African-American communities suffer from institutional racism amid COVID-19: Fauci
Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA | Institutional racism contributes to why African-Americans have been hit harder than white groups amid the COVID-19 pandemic, White House health advisor Anthony Fauci has
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Trinidad woman with COVID-19 flies home from Venezuela
(Trinidad Express) A 63-year-old Trinidad and Tobago national tested positive for Covid-19 virus prior to boarding the aircraft in Venezuela to return
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Racism, Hazing And Other Abuse Taints Medical Training, Students Say
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Egyptian Journalist Mohamed Monir Detained, Charged With Spreading False News
Egyptian authorities must immediately release journalist Mohamed Monir and drop all charges against him, the Committee to Protect Journalists said
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LIVESTREAM REPLAY — #SaveLocalJournalism WEEK 3: THE #BLACKPRESSMATTERS MORE THAN EVER BEFORE
During a recent meeting organized by Anchor of Hope Ministries, a local, faith-based nonprofit assisting the formerly incarcerated, Holmes stated that the Black church has historically been centered to meet the community’s needs in a variety of
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Jamaican mother found dead by 4-year-old son
(Jamaica Star) When Nadine Williamson’s four-year-old son was sent by his grandmother to giver her the cell phone because someone wanted to talk to her, he had no idea that her lifeless body was under the
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128 new Covid-19 deaths as confirmed cases soar to 151 209
Health Minister Zweli Mkhize on Tuesday revealed that Covid-19 had claimed 128 people in the past 24 hours, with the majority of the deaths reported in the Western
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New campaign encourages pregnant women to seek health care
THE Ministry of Health and Wellness has embarked on a national campaign aimed at encouraging more expectant women to access health care in order to improve health outcomes for both mother and
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EBONY Updates: The Derek Chauvin Murder Trial • EBONY
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LIVESTREAM — REPLAY — FIYAH!: Russell Simmons — Fireside Chats with the Black Press
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(1997) Kweisi Mfume, “A Shining and Powerful Dream”
Kweisi Mfume, born Frizzel Gray in Baltimore, Maryland, represented that city in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1986 to 1996 and rose to become Chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus.  On February 15, 1996, he stepped down to become President of the National Association for the
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Racism Is A Public Health Crisis. Ohio Wants To Declare It A Statewide Emergency.
As nationwide protests continue over the death of George Floyd, a Black man who was killed when a white Minneapolis police officer kneeled on his neck last month, Ohio is trying to declare racism a public health
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Information on nursing home, residential facility clusters to be released Monday
In the last LDH report on the number of clusters, which consist of two or more cases at a single facility, there were 46 identified across the state — just over nine percent of the registered homes in the
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Uganda: Justice Jb Katutsi On Battling and Reversing Diabetes
It has never been that high since I took a herbal concoction," the 79-year-old asserts, before going into the house to fetch the documents to confirm his history of
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Biz Markie Is NOT Dead
Fortunately, a story about Biz Markie's death is not true. Per the iconic rapper's wife, the Biz is still alive.
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Health campaign launched for pregnant women
The National Family Planning Board (NFPB) has launched a campaign geared at promoting health-seeking behaviours among pregnant
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LIVESTREAM REPLAY — "AM I BLACK ENOUGH?": THE FALLOUT OVER JOE BIDEN'S COMMENTS TO CHARLAMAGNE THA GOD
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Black People More Likely Than Whites and Latinos to Know Someone Who Died from COVID-19
A recent poll determined Black Americans are more likely to know someone who died from COVID-19 compared to white and Latino
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LIVESTREAM REPLAY: Accessing COVID-19 Testing & Availability
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It’s National Soul Food Month — Eat Well, Be Well | - Where Wellness & Culture Connect
The foodstuffs that have sustained folks during and post enslavement, through lean times, depressions and recessions, as well as the days of “living high on the hog,” are nutrient rich, and are foods to bring back to the
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Men’s Health Month – Q & A With Dr. Kenneth Green
June was Men’s Health Month, and as the month comes to a close, Kaiser Permanente is encouraging men to take care of their health by sharing ways they can take steps to do
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Kenya: Please Don't Touch Our Cash, Pensioners Say
In a separate memorandum to Parliament, a pensioner's lobby group says the removal of the pension tax exemption for retirees above 65 will make them receive significantly lower
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