Lori Lakin Hutcherson, Good Black News Ron Tom/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images. Featured Image [dropcap]Before[/dropcap] reading, please understand the deep degree to which I am an Aretha Franklin fan. I have been in rapture since I was a teen grooving to “Jump To It,” “I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me),” “Think,” and, of […]
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Welcome to Detroit, where black babies are at higher risk of death | The Guardian
Mothers face extreme deprivation due to mass water shut-offs, hospital deserts and stress from economic racism. As a result, Detroit leads in premature births.
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DMC, March of Dimes and the Detroit Health Department Address Premature Birth Report Card | Michigan Chronicle
Patreice A. Massey , Michigan Chronicle [dropcap]Experts[/dropcap] from the Detroit Medical Center, Wayne County Health Department and the March of Dimes gathered on Thursday, Nov. 1, at Hutzel Women’s Hospital to address the serious issue regarding the preponderance of premature births in the city. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] According to the 2018 Premature Birth Report Card from […]
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Double-digit jump in hunger for Philly, the country’s poorest big city | The Philadelphia Tribune
Aaron Moselle , The Philadelphia Tribune Photo via Witnesses to Hunger Facebook. Featured Image [dropcap]New[/dropcap] research shows hunger has gotten worse in Philadelphia over the last six years, even as it’s gotten better nationwide. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] Between 2012 and 2017, food insecurity — or the inability to always afford sufficient food — increased 22 percent, […]
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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.
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Aretha Franklin Died from Pancreatic Cancer: Here’s Why It’s So Deadly | Healthline
The Queen of Soul’s death is raising questions — and awareness — about a rare form of cancer.
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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.
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D.C. on ‘Cusp’ of Gold Standard for Health | The Washington Informer
The District has again earned a citation as one of America’s healthiest cities.
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Jada Pinkett Smith reveals she contemplated suicide | Page Six
Nothing is off limits for Jada Pinkett Smith.
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Who cares about her mental health | The Weekly Challenger
Simone overcame many obstacles in her life to rise to being inducted into the North Carolina Music Hall of Fame as well as into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
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