The CDC Says Black Maternal Deaths Are Still Increasing. Here Are 3 Things That Need To Change
Why do Black mothers in America continue dying at alarming rates in a healthcare system equipped with cutting-edge technology ...
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Black Maternal Deaths Remain High Despite Overall Decline In U.S.
While maternal deaths in the U.S. declined in 2023, Black women still died at more than three times the rate of white w ...
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The Urgent Need for Greater Access to HIV Prevention and Treatment in the Black Community
In observance of Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, we are called to reflect on the ongoing epidemic and its disproportionate ...
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The 13 Very Best Jeans for Women
That’s why I set out to make this list of the very best jeans for women. I’ve tried on many ... we have guides to the best mom and plus-size jeans as well.) Update on January 24, 2025 ...
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The 37 best plus-size clothing brands of 2025, according to stylists
Learn more As a plus-size woman, I know the struggle of finding ... In addition to its thoughtful sizing approach, this Black woman-owned business uses fabric sourced from its home base of Los ...
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Nancy Leftenant-Colon, who was the first Black woman in Army Nurse Corps, has died
Leftenant-Colon, who was the first Black woman to join the U.S. Army Nurse Corps after the military was desegregated in the 1940s, died at the age of 104 on Jan. 8, 2025. (Leftenant-Colon family photo ...
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Woman fights to break healthcare barriers for families facing rare illnesses
RENO, Nev. (KOLO) - You may remember Mersiha Kuennen, the mother pushing for healthcare reform after running into barriers with her daughter’s rare disease. Today, she’s not just advocating ...
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UAE's Maryam Matar wins Arab Woman Award in healthcare innovation
KUWAIT, 13th April, 2019 (WAM) -- Dr. Maryam Matar, founder and chairwoman of the UAE Genetic Diseases Association, has been named the pioneering Arab Woman in Healthcare Innovation for 2019. This was ...
The Root18d
Black Woman's Four Years of Captivity Was So Scary It Was Made Into a Lifetime Movie
Decades ago, a Black woman with a seemingly perfect life, husband and children had her entire world flipped upside down by one dangerous man. It took years for her to escape his captivity.
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Acquaintance Tells Plus-Size Woman 'I Love Being Skinny'—Internet Agrees
In response, she decided to praise her physique in front of the woman, who is plus-sized. The incident had ... unsolicited remarks about someone's size, regardless of their body type, is ...
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We Need More Black Women Buddy Comedies
When you Google “Black women buddy comedies,” the search engine’s What to ... only to find themselves getting duped into scamming a wealthy dying millionaire for $10,000, plus room and board, in his ...
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Why hasn’t Black obesity become a national healthcare crisis? Justice B. Hill
According to the National Institute of Health, nearly 50 percent of Black Americans are overweight, a staggering statistic to consider. The figure for Black women, Reverend Al wrote, is almost 60 ...