New Report Highlights Black Immigrants on COVID-19 Front Lines
Bloomberg: "One of the reasons Black communities have been hit so hard by COVID-19 is that they have been on the front lines of the response—and that includes…
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Health Care Repeal Case Could Deny Coverage for 23 Million
Trump administration and 18 Republican state leaders double down on their push to strip millions of their health coverage and... a pandemic that has killed nearly 120,000 Americans…
Black Female Doctors Launch New National Medical Show
Dr. Brooks: "COVID19 pandemic has unmasked long-standing health disparities, offering a renewed opportunity to re-engage in authentic and transparent conversations; provide tangible and relatable healthcare information to persons…
Philadelphia Mother Fearful of Dying From COVID-19—Like Her Father
Baker: "I’m a dialysis patient. I fit all of the criteria. I’m African-American... I have kidney disease. I’m a diabetic. I read the newspaper and I watch the…
AMERICAN SCIENCE AND INNOVATION WORKING HARD TO FIND CORONAVIRUS TREATMENT
Thorpe: 'COVID-19 poses an enormous threat to American society -- but our smartest scientists are already on the case. Let's hope our policymakers don't put any stumbling blocks…
EVERYDAY RACISM MORE DANGEROUS TO BLACK MENTAL HEALTH THAN INSTITUTIONAL RACISM SAY EXPERTS
The International Handbook of Black Community Mental Health brings together the work of researchers and practitioners from all over the world to explore the personal, lived experiences of…
ERIC GARNER, EARTH DAY AND THE EPA AT 50
Mabson: "To commemorate the bond between Earth Day now 50 and Eric Garner’s life, do what communities did when he died. Communities across the country came together using…
INFECTIOUS DISEASE DOCTOR: TO BEAT COVID-19 WE NEED NEW ANTIBIOTICS
Dr. Clancy: "Without antibiotics to treat secondary infections, pandemics become far more deadly. Consider the Spanish flu, which killed 50 million people worldwide and took place before antibiotics…
SEN. SANDERS, REP. KHANNA UNVEIL EMERGENCY LEGISLATION TO INCREASE MEDICAL EQUIPMENT PRODUCTION
Sanders: “The United States is the richest country in the world. There is no excuse for our medical professionals and essential workers not to have the masks, gloves,…
COVID-19 LESSONS: BLACK AMERICA NEEDS MORE COMMUNITY-BASED HEALTHCARE FACILITIES AND PROFESSIONALS
Benjamin: "The issue of healthcare, which is a central one for all Americans, is even more critical for African-Americans." Photo: Youtube If Black America had more community-based hospitals,…