Pushing Back Against The BIPOC Umbrella
The term BIPOC, simply put, is another broad-based term that is intentionally used by policymakers and bureaucrats to water down the ills that plague our society so they don’t look so bad.
Leaders Make Matters Worse By Playing Politics With Students’ Health And Education
The effects on inequality have been stark. Research released last month showed students in majority Black or Hispanic schools ended the school year six months behind where they normally would have been in math, compared with four months for white students. Students in low-income schools were seven months behind.
A Red Flag On The West Coast
Elder is a Black man who allies himself with white supremacists. He denies that systemic racism exists. He argued forcefully to the Los Angeles Times that he wants to “change the rhetoric about how bad the cops are.”
Help Offered: For a Healthier You
By Susan Johnson
Regional Director, US Department of Health and Human Services, Region 10
Many of us see the New Year as an opportunity...
NEONATAL MORTALITY: THE QUIET CRISIS OF THE AFRICAN-AMERICAN COMMUNITY
By Patricia Maryland, Dr.PH
NNPA Columnist
In my years working in healthcare, I have been blessed to see patients celebrate happy moments, but I have also...
To End AIDS In The United States, Stay True To The National HIV/AIDS Strategy
By Judith Auerbach, Robert Bank, Chris Collins, JD Davids, Rebecca Haag, David Ernesto Munar, Dana Van Gorder, Phill Wilson and A. Toni Young
Original Conveners...
Flu Epidemic Has Officially Reached Epidemic Levels
By Glenn Ellis
(Trice Edney Wire) - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) believes the nation is at peak flu season, as the...
Did Your Heart Skip A Beat? Helpful Heart Health Tips
By Brooke Parker, DO, MBA
With Heart Health Awareness Month behind us, it’s important to move forward with the knowledge to carry us through the...
Diabetes: What You Don’t Know Can Hurt You
By The Seattle Medium
Over the years, one of the common phrases that has been passed down from generation to generation and embraced is “what...
Why We Need To Make Oral Health A Priority
By Andrew Lofton
Surveys of Washington residents show that oral health problems occur in all communities and populations, but are more common among communities of...
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Additional Human Remains Believed To Be Slain College Student Wash Ashore...
Additional human remains believed to be of Sade Robinson, the 19-year-old college student who went missing earlier this month following a first date, have washed ashore on a Lake Michigan beach in Wisconsin.
