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Dream Comes True of Wheelchair Bound Youth

October 21, 2020 admin 0

Dreams Come True of Jacksonville, the First Coast’s locally-based wish granting organization for children battling life-threatening illnesses, presented 5-year-old Caila Landua-Figueroa with her own customized Axiom Racer dream jogging chair. Caila was born in March […]

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Black Health Matters: Addressing Disparities

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By Dr. Flava Pharm.D | October 5, 2020 | October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and just last week Ananda Lewis shocked us all with her diagnosis. Secondly, her decision for not getting mammograms is one that she regrets; however, her […]

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As Clinical Trials Halt, U.S. COVID Cases Surge

October 19, 2020 admin 0

NNPA NEWSWIRE — By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent – The difficulty in producing a vaccine for the deadly virus comes as a new wave of COVID-19 infection has begun. Data provided […]

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Black Health The First Black Mayor of Manchester, Tennesee Dies of COVID-19

October 13, 2020 admin 0

Lonnie Norman (pictured), the 79-year-old mayor of Manchester, Tennessee, has sadly passed away from COVID-19. A statement on the mayor’s official Facebook page reads, “With a deep sense of sadness and loss, we announce the passing of […]

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Vaccine Timing Linked to Science, not Politics Drugmaker Contradicts Trump Timeline Rhetoric

October 13, 2020 admin 0

By Linda A. Johnson and Jonathan Lemire – The Associated Press  – The head of Pfizer, one of the drugmakers racing to develop a coronavirus vaccine, told employees on Thursday he was disappointed that its […]

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Black and Missing Foundation Founder Warns Pandemic Could Further Expose the Vulnerable

October 12, 2020 admin 0

#NNPA BlackPress – By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent – “It’s important to note that the FBI groups Hispanics in with whites, so the percentage of those reported missing in 2018 are […]

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Free Download! Coloring Pages With a Cultural Twist

October 8, 2020 admin 0

By Editor in Chief Claire McIntosh  & Simone Martin-Newberry– Invite your besties to break out the markers and join you for a virtual coffee break as you mindfully create a colorful, joyful and serene scene celebrating sister-friendship. […]

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How Husbands Can Help Wives Cope with Miscarriages, Depression and Suicidal Thoughts

October 7, 2020 admin 0

By Clarissa Hamlin (Source NewsOne) – Chrissy Teigan and her husband John Legend recently lost their child after she experienced a miscarriage. Chrissy Teigan and her husband John Legend have lost their child after she experienced […]

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What Black Women Need to Know About Fibroids

October 5, 2020 admin 0

By Porsha Monique | October 5, 2020 | Uterine fibroids are the most common pelvic tumor in women. It is estimated that up to 80% of adult African-American women have these benign tumors. While these tumors are […]

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Subway Bread Isn’t Bread, Irish Court Says

October 1, 2020 admin 0

LONDON (AP) — Ireland’s Supreme Court has ruled that bread sold by the fast food chain Subway contains so much sugar that it cannot be legally defined as bread. The ruling came in a tax […]

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