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NAACP warns debt ceiling gridlock could hurt Black Americans

The NAACP sounded the alarm on an impasse about the debt ceiling in Congress, warning…

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Is Walgreens banned from selling the ‘abortion pill’? This is why the answer has been confusing.

If you have been feeling confused about Walgreens’s status since the uproar over the national…

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Leading American medical journal continues to omit Black research, reinforcing a legacy of racism in medical knowledge

By Cherice Escobar Jones, Northeastern University; Gwendolynne Reid, Emory University, and Mya Poe, Northeastern University…

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Cost of getting sick for older people of color is 25% higher than for white Americans – new research

By Marc Cohen, UMass Boston and Jane Tavares, UMass Boston As you age, you’re more…

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Success of ‘slavery on the ballot’ measures could help incarcerated pregnant people of color

This story was originally published by The 19th Four of five states in the midterms…

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Rob Bonta Investigates Hospital Algorithms for Racial Bias

By Mark Kreidler November 18, 2022 SACRAMENTO — California Attorney General Rob Bonta sailed to…

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Knoxville’s Black Community Endured Deeply Rooted Racism. Now There Is Medical Debt.

(Originally published Oct. 28, 2022) By Noam N. Levey, California Healthline KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — When…

Study: Telemedicine narrowed gap between Black and non-Black patients accessing primary care in 2020

A study released this week indicates the gap between Black and non-Black patients who visited…

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…

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