Study finds Black women with sickle cell disease have worse maternal health outcomes
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Adverse pregnancy outcomes occur frequently in women with sickle cell disease (SCD) across the globe. Black women in the United States...
Slate of bills seeks to improve Black maternal health outcomes
By Jennifer Fernandez and Rose Hoban For the third legislative session in a row, Democratic lawmakers are pushing a series of state bills to address...
New study examines mental-health outcomes for Black students attending Historically Black Colleges and Universities
While the outcomes of institutional racism in our education system have been well documented — Black and American Indian students are half as likely to...
How to create health equity for Nashville’s Black communities
Katina Beard is CEO of Matthew Walker Comprehensive Health Center.Mark Yancy is the CEO of NashvilleHealth.Black History Month is a time to reflect on the...
How Recognizing Health Disparities for Black People is Important for Change
February 1st marked the beginning of Black History Month. The 2023 theme for Black History Month is Black Resistance, an exploration of how African Americans...