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health
National
Why Are More Black Americans Committing Suicide?
Two devastating losses marked the beginning of this year. The death of an attorney, former Miss USA, activist, and entertainment news correspondent Cheslie Kryst and up-and-coming...
Community
Health Tips From Dr. Katrina Banks: Understanding Bell’s Palsy
Have you ever heard of Bell’s Palsy? Most of you likely have not. It is when someone develops facial paralysis on one side. We...
National
Twitter set ablaze after rumored sale of the Honey Pot Company, and confirmed change of ingredients
By Nicole D. Batey,
Special to the AFRO
Black Twitter burst into flames recently, as Black women responded to multiple rumors swirling around The Honey Pot...
Africa
How a Mass Suicide by Slaves Caused the Legend of the Flying African to Take Off
In May 1803, a group of enslaved Africans from present-day Nigeria, of Ebo or Igbo descent, leaped from a single-masted ship into Dunbar Creek...
National
Patient Survey on Black Experience of Clinical Trials Seeks to Increase Diversity in Metastic Breast Cancer Research
NEW YORK, NY - The Metastatic Breast Cancer Alliance has launched a new survey asking people with metastatic breast cancer (MBC) to share their...
Community
Words of Advice From Dr. Katrina Banks: 5 Tips to Relieve and Prevent Back Pain
Back pain is one of the most common ailments we will all face at one point in time. In fact, about 80% of us...
Community
AARP Analysis Finds Nearly 11 percent of Black Older Adults Lack Health Insurance
Study shows Nongroup Health Insurance was Unaffordable for Nearly Half of Adults Aged 50-64 in 2019.
WASHINGTON – A new analysis from AARP’s Public Policy...
Africa
COVID-19 Pandemic Leads to Drop of Maternal Health Care in Africa, Raising Fears of Increased Mortality
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent
@StacyBrownMedia
While almost every country has experienced disruption to its health services since the start of the...