National Medical Association

Much of this vaccine hesitancy is rooted in the history of exploitation of Black folks. From the infamous “Tuskegee Study,”

Black America’s COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy Rooted in Medical Community’s Exploitation of Blacks

Photos: YouTube In an op-ed published in the Boston Globe, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) and National Medical Association (NMA) President Leon McDougle discussed the ...

I received my first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. I was honored to be accompanied by Dr. Kizzmekia Corbett, the brilliant Africa

Scientific Community Must Earn Black America’s Trust on COVID-19 Vaccines

Photos: YouTube On Friday, I received my first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. I was honored to be accompanied by Dr. Kizzmekia Corbett, the ...

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NAACP AND BET EXPLORE COVID-19’S DEVASTATING IMPACT ON AFRICAN-AMERICANS

[NAACP\BET Virtual Town Hall\COVID-19] NAACP & BET are hosting a four-part virtual town hall series, “Unmasked: A COVID-19 Virtual Town Hall Series”…Our people are ...

Screenshot_2020-03-31 NAARC Convener Dr Ron Daniels to Deliver Keynote Address at Emancipation Day Event in Antigua-Barbuda

BLACK FAMILY SUMMIT LAUNCHES EMERGENCY RESPONSE TO CORONAVIRUS

[Black Family Summit Emergency Response Initiative] The Black Family Summit is comprised of twenty-nine socially-conscious Black professional and advocacy groups, including organizations that focus ...

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New Campaign By Tobacco Industry Correcting Past Misleading Ads Ignores African American Media

[Commentary] More than 15-years ago, the U.S. Department of Justice filed a lawsuit against the nation’s major cigarette manufacturers for their gross misrepresentation of ...