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Gilead Sciences and Wake Forest University School of Divinity Partner to Address HIV Epidemic Through Faith-Based Programming and Community Outreach

February 25, 2021 admin 0

Gilead Sciences and Wake Forest University School of Divinty partner to Address HIV Epidemic Through Faith-Based Programming and Community Outreach  Gilead Will Provide $5 Million in Grant Funding to Wake Forest Over 3 Years as […]

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A Question for Black Americans: Vaccine or Body Bag?

February 25, 2021 admin 0

NNPA NEWSWIRE — By  BlackPressUSA – Dr. John Warren, Publisher, San Diego Voice and Viewpoint – Black people, who are at the greatest risk of dying from Covid 19, have the lowest rate of receiving […]

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Study Suggests Drinking Caffeinated Coffee May Reduce Heart Failure

February 24, 2021 admin 0

NNPA NEWSWIRE — (Source: www.blackpressusa.com) – By  Stacy M. Brown – To analyze the outcomes of drinking caffeinated coffee, researchers categorized consumption as 0 cups per day, 1 cup per day, 2 cups per day and at […]

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CDC: Life Expectancy of Black Men Has Dropped by Three Years

February 24, 2021 admin 0

NNPA NEWSWIRE — (Source: www.blackpressusa.com) – By Lauren Victoria Burke, NNPA Newswire Correspondent – Non-Hispanic Black males now have the lowest life expectancy of any group. The new data shows that African Americans on average […]

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Is Columbia Professor Carl Hart Liberal America’s New Pawn For Romanticizing Black Heroin Usage?

February 23, 2021 admin 0

By Victor Trammell (Source: www.yourblackworld.net)– During the seventh week of 2021, a black male psychology professor and neuroscience expert at Columbia University went viral for his controversial opinion about an illegal narcotic. The Insider published an article […]

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Northside Seniors Take Advantage Of Surprise Offering

February 22, 2021 admin 0

In an effort to battle the disparity of African-American receiving the vaccine, the City of Jacksonville sponsored a surprise first come first serve vaccination for 900 doses. Despite the myth that Black people do not […]

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President Biden Taps Meharry Medical College President for COVID Task Force

February 22, 2021 admin 0

NNPA NEWSWIRE —@StacyBrownMedia / By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent  (Source: www.blackpressusa.com)  – “COVID-19 has killed hundreds of thousands of Americans, and if adequate steps are not taken, this number will continue […]

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7 Sisters Who Are Shaping the Conversation About Black Women’s Bodies

February 16, 2021 admin 0

HEALTH – By Carlett Spike – (Source: www.sistersletter.com) – We’re grateful to Serena, Lizzo, Laverne, Debbie, Michelle and others for reminding us that no matter our shape, size, age or coloring, we are beautiful. Last year […]

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Time to Recognize Role of Racism in Infant Mortality The Columbus Dispatch

January 29, 2021 admin 0

(www.dispatch.com) – The mid-December news from the Ohio Department of Health was discouraging: Following years of effort to reduce the rate of infant mortality, new numbers showed that not only did the overall rate remain unchanged, the […]

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HIV/AIDS Housing Programs is Saving Lives in Florida: National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day is February 7

January 29, 2021 admin 0

National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day on February 7 recognizes the positive impact and need for HIV education, testing, community involvement, and treatment. Many Floridians, especially those in the Black community, are having to cope with […]

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