Black Maternal Health: Former NFL Cheerleader’s Death Spotlights Racial Equity In Sepsis Care
Source: Getty The death of engineer and former Kansas City Chiefs cheerleader Krystal “Krissy” Anderson, is shedding light on the disparities that Black women face with sepsis, a life-threatening condition that is triggered by the body’s response to infection leading to tissue and organ damage during pregnancy, childbirth, post-abortion, or the postpartum period. Women’s health…
‘Shout Out To All My Real DEIS’: They Made DEI A Racial Slur, Now Black People Are Finding Humor In It
Source: da-kuk / Getty One thing about Black people: We are the absolute masters of laughing to keep from crying. There possibly isn’t another demographic in history that has perfected the fine art of finding humor in our oppression even as we fight it. It’s really something to behold. It’s obvious to any Black person…
Andrew Caldwell, Who Claimed He Was ‘Deliveredt’ From Homosexuality, Is Running For Office In St. Louis
Source: Raymond Boyd / Getty A Black man who went viral nearly a decade ago for denouncing his homosexual lifestyle by claiming in a church that he was “deliveredt” from being attracted to men has announced his candidacy for public office in St. Louis. Andrew Caldwell made his run for Committeeman in St. Louis official…
Mississippi Cop Kills Black Teen By Running Over Him With Police Cruiser, Ben Crump Says
Source: General / Radio One Civil rights attorney Ben Crump is leading calls for action after a Mississippi police officer killed a 17-year-old Black boy by driving over him in a police cruiser during an early morning chase last week. Kadarius Smith died last Thursday after an unidentified officer with the Leland Police Department struck…