Source: MARK LENNIHAN / Getty The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated many of the pre-existing racial inequities in our health care system that I see every day as a physician. My lived experience as a Black woman influences my work providing care for patients just as much as my medical training. As a Black woman and…
The legendary player began to experience fatigue, shortness of breath and heart palpitations a few years ago Former NBA player and coach Don Chaney captured the world’s attention with his prowess in the league. But Chaney remains a force off the court as he raises awareness about heart disease in the Black community. Chaney is…
A new audio recording sheds more light on the death of Quawan Charles, a 15-year-old Black teen who was found dead in a shallow Louisiana marsh with his face mutilated. Janet Irvin, a white woman who was one of the last people to see Charles alive, can be heard in the recording telling a private…
Trump’s actions in his final weeks in office show a president who is wielding his executive power to reward loyalists President Donald Trump has pardoned 15 people, including a pair of congressional Republicans who were strong and early supporters, a 2016 campaign official ensnared in the Russia probe and former government contractors convicted in a…
Increasing that check amount is supported by a list includes the House Speaker and Bernie Sanders. After being absent from negotiations for a new stimulus package for the nation, President Donald Trump has called for more direct assistance to Americans. The president’s last-minute interjection threatens to stall the fragile agreement between Democrats and Republicans on…
Naming Connecticut’s first Latino education commissioner fulfills a campaign promise Biden made. President-elect Joe Biden has chosen former Connecticut Commissioner of Education Dr. Miguel Cardona to serve as America’s next secretary of education. Cardona, 45, Connecticut’s first Latino education commissioner, will have to be confirmed by the U.S. Senate after Biden’s inauguration in late January….
A second Black man was shot and killed by police on Tuesday in Columbus, Ohio, just weeks after the tragic shooting of Casey Goodson, Jr., who was shot while holding a sandwich. The 47-year-old victim was reportedly holding a cell phone when he was struck, according to the Associated Press. Strangely, body cameras were not…
“Growing Up Hip Hop” television personality and fitness/fashion influencer Angela Simmons is spreading holiday cheer with her excitement for Christmas. Simmons, 33, shared a throwback post of her son Sutton Joseph Tennyson from when he was just a baby. Simmons rocked gray pajamas as she dressed her son in a gray sweater, Santa Claus hat,…
Ignited by a Black nurse who uncovered devastating, nonconsensual medical practices on migrant women, about 40 women at the Irwin County Detention Center in Ocilla, Georgia, filed a class action lawsuit, claiming they have suffered medical abuse or endured unnecessary surgeries. The suit was filed on Monday in the U.S. District Court for the Middle…
Omarion shared a fun video on Friday, Dec. 18 of his kids Megaa and A’mei dancing while he took them for a hike. In the clip, A’mei started dancing with her hands to the side in a motion that looked like she was riding a surfboard. Omarion’s son Megaa showed off by doing neck and shoulder isolations. …
