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Nearly 1 in 4 Adults Dumped From Medicaid Are Now Uninsured

This post was originally published on Word In Black. By: Phil Galewitz Nearly a quarter of adults disenrolled from Medicaid in the past year say they...

How ‘Medical Gaslighting’ Ignores Black Women With Long COVID

This post was originally published on Word In Black. By: Jennifer Porter Gore In March 2020, Margot Gage Witvliet had managed to board one of the...

Why Black History Month Should NOT be Celebrated Without Talking Mental Health

Throughout Black History Month and beyond, the role African Americans have played and continue to play in history was recognized and honored. The month...

CDC Pledges $5M in Scholarships for Tuskegee Descendants

This post was originally published on Word In Black By: Alexa Spencer Nearly a century after the launch of the Tuskegee Experiment, in which 623 Black men in Alabama...

Reality of Kidney Disease in Black America

Kidney disease, a shadowed giant within Black America, has long lurked in the background of public health discussions, its significance often underestimated in the...

Tune in to Word In Black’s Event With Dr. Joy DeGruy and Dr. Bahia Cross

Join us on Wednesday, Oct 25, for a conversation about what racial healing looks like in real time for the Black community. What part do...

When it Comes to Tech, We Are Who We’ve Been Waiting For

Illustration Credit: Fallon Wilson/Liz Courquet-Lesaulnier By Joseph Williams “Black girls code, artificial intelligence doesn’t discriminate, and Black people are driving change in America.” – Dr. Fallon...

Can Breathing Help Heal Black Racial Trauma?

Waiting to exhale? Wellness expert Zee Clarke believes intentional breath work can help relieve the stress of being Black in America. by Joseph Williams It’s something we...

Beyond Air: Environmental Injustice and Health and Economic Disparities 

In the second installment of "Clear the Air," our series on environmental justice, we delve into the data, uncovering stark disparities that haunt marginalized...

How Parents Can Protect Babies From RSV

Photo by William Fortunato/Pexels.   by Anissa Durham Word In Black    Respiratory syncytial virus is a common illness that causes cold-like symptoms. But for premature babies and...

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