Mass Incarceration Accelerating The Spread Of HIV Among Black Women
By George Curry and Tomika Anderson
BAI Contributing Writers
DURBAN, South Africa – Efforts to halt the spread of HIV among African Americans, the most impacted...
Zika Was In Haiti Before Exploding In Brazil
Special to the Trice Edney News Wire from North Star News
(Trice Edney Wire) - The Zika virus was present in Haiti several months before...
Phill Wilson: Still Answering The Black AIDS Call At 60
By Karen Ocamb
Black AIDS Institute
The first cases of what became HIV/AIDS hit the news on June 5, 1981. Soon, Phill Wilson, then just 25,...
City Council Endorses Prescription Drug Take-Back Program
The Seattle City Council unanimously approved legislation encouraging local pharmacies and police precincts to set up drop-boxes for unused, surplus prescription medicines, including controlled...
The Zika Virus: What You Need To Know
By Amy Pope
(Trice Edney Wire) - If you've been thinking about traveling to warmer climates or have been catching a few news stories, you...
Oprah Buys 10 Percent Of Weight Watchers International
Special to the Trice Edney News Wire from North Star News
(Trice Edney Wire) - As millions make New Year's resolutions to lose weight, those...
Meals On Wheels Brings Food And Cuts Loneliness
By David Orenstein
(Trice Edney Wire) - When Congress passed the Older Americans Act in 1965 to support elderly people who were struggling—often alone—to continue...
Straight Black Men Sidelined In AIDS Fight
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WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Heterosexual Black men were largely invisible at the 2015 United States Conference on AIDS last week, a long-term absence that...
Study: Too Few Blacks, Hispanics Becoming Doctors
Special to the Trice Edney News Wire from NorthStar News
(Health Day News) - Too few members of minority groups are pursuing careers in U.S....
In Health, Income Has Greater Impact Than Race
WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Being poor can have a bigger impact on your health than your race, according to a recent report by the Urban...
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Malcolm-Jamal Warner Died Tragically One Year Ago. Now His Widow Is...
One year after actor Malcolm-Jamal Warner's death, his widow Tenisha Warner filed a lawsuit against his mother over more than $1.2 million in alleged unpaid funds.
