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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...

Religious Community Still Struggling With The Gospel Of HIV

By George E. Curry Editor-in-Chief, Emerge News Online DURBAN, South Africa - Rev. Edwin C. Sanders, II, sized up his audience at the 21st International AIDS Conference...

Transgender People, ‘The Most Heavily Burdened’ HIV Population, No Longer Invisible

By Hilary Beard Black AIDS Institute, via George Curry Media   DURBAN, South Africa - With all the talk about HIV-related health disparities, no group can make...

Clinton Rolls Out Mental Health Plan

By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Contributor Hillary Clinton said she’s alarmed by the statistics. Approximately one in five adults in the United States – or 43.8 million...

Judge Rules 5-Hour ENERGY® Violated Consumer Protection Act

According to a ruling filed in King County Superior Court, the makers of 5-hour ENERGY® violated the state’s Consumer Protection Act by making claims...

Black People Are Still In The Dark When It Comes To HIV

By Angelo C. Louw NNPA Guest Columnist With new infection rates and AIDS-related deaths on a decline globally, it seems we are finally gaining ground in...

County Unveils New Food Safety Rating System

Today, Public Health – Seattle & King County unveiled new signs that food inspectors will place in restaurant windows as part of its broader...

The Dangerous Behaviors Of Teens Who Use Fake Weed

By Susan Scutti CNN (CNN) -- The synthetic cannabinoids often called "fake weed" are a mix of chemicals sprinkled on what looks like incense and...

Endometriosis – The Common Story Of Pain, Suffering Few Know About

By Autumn Dalton Howard University News Service WASHINGTON -- By the time Victoria Makinde finished her story of pain, unanswered questions and confusion, there were tears...

Serena Williams Slams Ilie Nastase Over ‘Racist’ Comments

By Danielle Rossingh for CNN (CNN) -- Serena Williams called Ilie Nastase's comments about her pregnancy "racist" and offered her "full support" to the International Tennis...

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VOICES Heard: New Cancer Study Will Center Black Women

In a groundbreaking study, the American Cancer Society will investigate the link between breast cancer and race by exclusively tracking Black women.