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Nurse-midwife Maude Callen brought healthcare to thousands in the rural south | Timeline
The 400-square-mile area she served was one of the poorest in South Carolina.
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21 Black Fitness Professionals You Should Know | Shoppe Black
The following Black Fitness Professionals will inspire you and help you do what it takes to achieve your fitness goals. #HealthIsWealth
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The Opioid Epidemic Isn’t Just Affecting Whites; CDC Finds That Overdoses Among Black Americans Are Rising | Blavity
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has new data that show the opioid epidemic may be a universal issue.
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Black Vegans Step Out, for Their Health and Other Causes | The New York Times
Aph Ko got tired of hearing that eating vegan was something only white people did. So in 2015, she created a list of 100 black vegans for a website. It included pioneering figures like Dick Gregory and Coretta Scott King and younger, less famous writers, filmmakers, cooks and activists.
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‘Father of Black Psychology’ Joseph L. White dies at 84 | AFRO
IRVINE, Calif. (AP) — Joseph L. White, a psychologist, social activist and teacher who helped pioneer the field of Black psychology to counter what he saw as rampant ignorance and prejudice in the profession, has died. He was 84.
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This Civil Rights Activist Is the Reason I’ve Been Vegan for 30 Years | Bon Appetit
Dick Gregory, who passed away in August, spent his career advocating for the state—and the plate—of Black America
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Why it’s harder for African American women to report campus sexual assaults, even at mostly black schools | Los Angeles Times
Chardonnay Madkins knows firsthand the pressures African American women can face when reporting campus sexual assaults.
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Racial Segregation and How It Impacts the Health of Poor Americans | Atlanta Black Star
Home is where the heart is, but it is also where the health is. Last week, researchers at Princeton released a study that found that poor Black neighborhoods produce children (whether Black or not) with a higher risk of asthma than children in other neighborhoods. The study findings prove, yet again, that racism in housing markets has a negative effect on African-American health.
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Los Angeles midwives aim to end racial disparities at birth | Aljazeera America
A movement of black midwives is working to stem the rates of African-American babies dying for preventable reasons.
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