New statistics provided by the CDC indicates Black and Latino men who have sex with other men currently account for more than half of the cases of Monkeypox in the United States. On Aug. 16, the CDC reported 12,689 cases of Monkeypox in the U.S. Currently , there are more…
Overdose deaths spike in US for Blacks, Native Americans
A report released today indicates overdose deaths dramatically increased among Blacks and Native Americans during the pandemic in 2020. Overdue deaths increased 44% for Blacks and 39% for Native Americans in 2020 when compared with the previous year, according to a report released by the CDC. According to the report,…
Black smokers love menthols — And Biden’s ban is closer to ashing them
Still love them menthols? Almost a year after pledging to extinguish the controversial cigarettes, President Joe Biden’s proposal to put out menthols once and for all just got closer to reality. The FDA released a plan today to ban menthol flavored cigarettes, and it has a lot of Black folks…