Les Twins Are On A Mission To Improve Student Mental Health
When they’re not on stage with Beyoncé the brothers work with Kids Write Network to build youth emotional resilience through dance.
Breaking the Cycle Of Students Being Hungry During Summer
With 32% of Black families needing help feeding school-age kids, organizations like Connecting Kids to Meals pick up the slack when the school year ends.
Where Basic Medical Care Costs The Most
Medical costs can add up to a large chunk of a budget, especially when unexpected emergencies happen. A visit to the doctor in Seattle, WA, for example, costs $229 – more than anywhere else.
How Over-The-Counter Birth Control Could Disrupt Limited Access To Contraception
The status of contraceptive and abortion access across the country has been in question since the Dobbs V. Jackson Women's Health Organization decision, with some states moving to protect access while others attempt to strip it away.
Abortion Ban Worsens Already Deadly Black Maternal Mortality Crisis
One year after the far-right majority of the U.S. Supreme Court eviscerated Roe v. Wade, overturning almost 50 years of settled law, the blast radius from this calculated act has spread far and wide and continues to roil the country.
Endgame Agony: Black Ex-NFL Players Suffering More
A new analysis by Harvard University’s Football Players Health Study found that retired Black players experience more severe pain off the field.
Why The Next Big Hope For Alzheimer’s Might Not Help Most Black Patients
Black patients and other minorities tend to be diagnosed at later stages of the disease, which would exclude them from use of Leqembi. Few Black people were included in the main trial of the drug.
Idaho Drops Panel Investigating Pregnancy-Related Deaths As US Maternal Mortality Surges
On July 1, Idaho became the only state without a legal requirement or specialized committee to review maternal deaths related to pregnancy.
Defense Secy. Austin On Sen. Tuberville Blocking Nominations To Protest Pentagon Abortion Policy
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin tells CNN's Wolf Blitzer that Republican Sen. Tommy Tuberville's holds on hundreds of senior military nominations are a "national security issue."
5 Black Mental Health Accounts To Follow
From Facebook to YouTube, and now Threads, therapists and organizations are using their platforms to share tips and free resources.
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Here’s Who Is Getting Paid At DHS And Who Isn’t
President Trump has ordered the Department of Homeland Security to pay Transportation Security Administration employees their back pay, while other DHS staffers, including FEMA workers, Coast Guard, and CISA employees, are still not being compensated.
