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Taraji P. Henson Launches Foundation for Mental Health Awareness | Los Angeles Sentinel

November 16, 2018

Facebook0Twitter0MailLauren A. Jones , Los Angeles Sentinel Photo by Sara Jaye Weiss. Featured Image Oscar-nominated actor Taraji P. Henson launched the Boris Lawrence Henson Foundation in honor of her late father, on Sept. 23 at a private estate in Beverly Hills to raise awareness for mental health in the Black community. Henson kicked off the […]

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Fewer Black Male Doctors has Broader Public Health Impact | The Network Journal “We know that black doctors made a difference in the health-seeking behavior of black men. We know that black male doctors are more likely to work in under served communities. We have significant health disparities, and if we had more individuals, we could put a dent in that.”

November 15, 2018

“We know that black doctors made a difference in the health-seeking behavior of black men. We know that black male doctors are more likely to work in under served communities. We have significant health disparities, and if we had more individuals, we could put a dent in that.”

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Black Women Are Dying During Childbirth. Sen. Kamala Harris Is Working to Change That. | Glamour The U.S. is one of 13 countries in the world where maternal mortality rates are worse than they were two decades ago. And that alarming statistic hits one group of women the hardest.

August 29, 2018

The U.S. is one of 13 countries in the world where maternal mortality rates are worse than they were two decades ago. And that alarming statistic hits one group of women the hardest.

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Monsanto ordered to pay $289m as jury rules weedkiller caused man’s cancer | The Guardian Court finds in favor of Dewayne Johnson, first person to take Roundup maker to trial

August 27, 2018

Court finds in favor of Dewayne Johnson, first person to take Roundup maker to trial

African American Mothers, Black Mothers, Motherhood, African American Communities, KOLUMN Magazine, KOLUMN, Willoughby Avenue

A Mother’s Zip Code Could Signal Whether Her Baby Will Be Born Too Early | The Atlantic Every year, more than 400,000 women in America have babies who are preterm, low-birthweight, or who die before their first birthdays.

August 23, 2018

Every year, more than 400,000 women in America have babies who are preterm, low-birthweight, or who die before their first birthdays.

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US healthcare prices set to skyrocket after ‘Obamacare’ scrapped | Al Jazeera Many will have to pay a lot more for insurance after Trump got rid of subsidies provided by the Affordable Care Act.

August 7, 2018

Many will have to pay a lot more for insurance after Trump got rid of subsidies provided by the Affordable Care Act.

African American Families, Black Families, African American Motherhood, African American Mothers, Black Mothers, Post Partum, African American Mental Health, KOLUMN Magazine, KOLUMN

‘I felt I was not a good mom’: Serena Williams details post-partum struggles | The Guardian Serena Williams has said concerns over motherhood have affected her recent form.

August 7, 2018

Serena Williams has said concerns over motherhood have affected her recent form.

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Can the ‘immortal cells’ of Henrietta Lacks sue for their own rights? | The Washington Post A lawyer representing the eldest son and two grandsons of Henrietta Lacks, whose “immortal cells” have been the subject of a best-selling book, a TV movie, a family feud, cutting-edge medical research and a multibillion-dollar biotech industry, announced last week that she plans to file a petition seeking “guardianship” of the cells.

July 23, 2018

A lawyer representing the eldest son and two grandsons of Henrietta Lacks, whose “immortal cells” have been the subject of a best-selling book, a TV movie, a family feud, cutting-edge medical research and a multibillion-dollar biotech industry, announced last week that she plans to file a petition seeking “guardianship” of the cells.