(Photo credit: Adobe Stock) A new epinephrine nasal spray is huge news for Blacks, who suffer from higher rates of severe, life-threatening food allergies. The Food and Drug Administration has just approved a first-of-its-kind needle-free alternative to EpiPens or epinephrine autoinjectors. Neffy, a nasal spray that delivers a dose of epinephrine, is the first treatment…
“It’s just a great opportunity,” said Schumer, who said Democrats could build on the progress they made on lowering costs for Americans and expanding health care. U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer is abuzz with the strong momentum for Kamala Harris’s presidential campaign and the possibilities for Democrats if she wins on Nov. 5. In…
Vice President Kamala Harris arrives for a memorial service for former first lady Rosalynn Carter at Glenn Memorial United Methodist Church at Emory University on Nov. 28, 2023, in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo: Brynn Anderson-Pool/Getty Images) Black faith leaders see this moment, as Donald Trump continues to ride a wave of support from Christian conservatism, to…
The family of a young Zimbabwean girl who died after being run over by a U.S. diplomat wants the delegate to return to the country and directly apologize for the death. According to BBC, authorities investigated a crash that killed 11-year-old Ruvarashe Takamhanya on June 3 as she was on her way to school in…
B-Girl Raygun of Team Australia competes during the B-Girls Round Robin – Group B on day fourteen of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Place de la Concorde on Aug. 9, 2024 in Paris, France. | Source: Ezra Shaw / Getty There are a lot of words that can be used to describe the performance…
When you’re married to a man as handsome as Denzel Washington, you might think the constant attention from admirers could be a bit much. For the average woman it might be, but not for his wife of 41 years, Pauletta Washington. For her, it’s just another day in the life of being Mrs. Washington. Pauletta’s…
Chicago Sky’s Angel Reese (left) drives to the basket as Los Angeles Sparks’ Dearica Hamby (right) defends during the first half of a May WNBA basketball game in Chicago. Hamby has sued the WNBA and the Las Vegas Aces in federal court Monday regarding her treatment from her former team while pregnant. (Photo: Charles Rex…
Photo: Amber Star Merkens/Mark Morris Dance Group/Dance for PD via KFF Health News Recent research indicates a novel risk factor for Parkinson’s among Black populations. Many Black people don’t know they have the disease. A few years ago, the organizers of one of the largest U.S. exercise programs for people with Parkinson’s disease realized they had…
Atlanta rapper Young Thug (left), whose real name is Jeffery Williams, speaks with his attorney, Brian Steel, during a motion hearing as new Judge Paige Reese Whitaker presides after taking over the trial on July 30 at the Fulton County courtroom in Atlanta. (Photo: Miguel Martinez/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP) Last month, Fulton County Superior Court…
Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota speaks during a May 2023 news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Photo: Jacquelyn Martin/AP, file) Omar is defending her Minneapolis-area 5th District seat against a repeat challenge from former Minneapolis City Council member Don Samuels, a more centrist liberal. MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Democratic U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar, one…
