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Five Ways to Tackle The Black Maternal Health Crisis
This year, the Black maternal health crisis took center stage at The Root Institute. We sat down with some of the leading experts in this field — including Dr. Joia Crear-Perry, Dr. Myechia Minter-Jordan, Dr. Uché Blackstock, and Oriaku Njoku…
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60 Years After The 1st March on Washington Bernice King Says Keep Fighting
Sixty years after the original March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, one could easily argue that the clock has begun to turn backward. The Supreme Court has successfully eroded decades of precedent protecting marginalized groups. And authoritarianism and white supremacy…
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Judge Debunks Anti-Trans Rhetoric, Delivering a Win for Georgia Transgender Youth
In a year marked by unrelenting attacks on transgender Americans, there’s finally some good news. On Sunday night, U.S. District Court Judge Sarah Geraghty blocked a new Georgia ban on hormone therapy for transgender youth, debunking anti-trans rhetoric in the…
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Read This: Here’s Why Millions Are Losing Health Care.
The safety net that emerged in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic was a game-changer for lower-income Americans. Millions of children were lifted out of poverty, and a historic number of Americans were able to access public health care.Read more…
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Black Men Need To Pay Attention To This New Skin Cancer Study!
There’s a longstanding myth that Black people don’t need sunscreen. But this latest finding could encourage Black men to start lathering up this Summer. A new study published in the American Academy of Dermatology on Tuesday found that Black men…
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