The Details Behind 74-Year-Old Ernestine Shepherd’s Weightlifting Glory
by Thoai Lu on June 2 2011, 1:47PM
A new profile in the Washington Post reveals the deeply personal bond that drives one woman’s inspiration tale.
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What Does the Maternal Health Care Crisis Look Like in the U.S.?
by Asraa Mustufa on June 2 2011, 3:30AM
A new infrographic from Amnesty International shows that low-income and women of color are more likely to die from pregnancy related causes.
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AIDS Researchers Eye Flurry of Promising Vaccine Developments
by Rod McCullom on May 26 2011, 9:42AM
Recent weeks have witnessed a series of striking advancements in developing a vaccine for the 30-year-old epidemic that’s ravaging black neighborhoods.
Do You Live in a Food Desert? Search Your Area
by Asraa Mustufa on May 24 2011, 3:00PM
A new interactive map by the USDA tracks food access across the United States.
Topics: Health
The NY Post Makes DSK’s Alleged Rape Victim an AIDS Predator
by Akiba Solomon on May 20 2011, 12:20PM
In its lust for a salacious scoop, Rupert Murdoch’s chronically race-baiting tabloid has made both the alleged victim and her community into the villains.
Topics: Akiba Solomon, DSK Rape Case, Health, Media
Equal Access to HIV Treatment Could Finally Slow the Black Epidemic
by Rod McCullom on May 19 2011, 10:27AM
A new study finally proves “treatment as prevention” remarkably slows HIV’s spread. But huge numbers of black people living with HIV don’t know they are positive and aren’t in treatment.
Haley Barbour’s Increasingly Toxic Pre-Campaign for President
by Kai Wright on April 21 2011, 11:15AM
The Mississippi governor will be among the most serious 2012 GOP contenders, and that’s troubling.
Topics: Health, Kai Wright, Politics
by Asraa Mustufa on April 13 2011, 6:36PM
The first significant upgrade in nutritional standards in 15 years moves forward.
Topics: Health, Schools & Youth
Home Birth Is Safer, Cheaper and Can End Disparities in Moms Dying
by Miriam Zoila Pérez on April 12 2011, 10:12AM
The U.S. ranks behind 40 other countries in terms of maternal mortality, despite spending the most money per capita on health care.
Topics: Gender & Sexuality, Health
Breaking Down the GOP Budget Plan to Cut Medicaid and Medicare
by Mary Agnes Carey on April 6 2011, 10:41AM
Both African Americans and Latinos depend heavily upon the programs for access to health care.
Black Anti-Choice Group Compares Abortions to Japan Death Toll
by Jorge Rivas on March 29 2011, 11:37AM
Life Always takes its genocide meme to another, more shameless, level.
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Crisis Pregnancy Centers: One More Weapon Against Women of Color
by Akiba Solomon on March 28 2011, 9:34AM
Six big players to mind as the right’s effort to target women of color in the anti-abortion movement builds.
Topics: Akiba Solomon, Health
HIV/AIDS at 30: Edwin Sanders Ministers to “Whosoever They May Be”
by LaShieka Purvis Hunter on March 28 2011, 7:00AM
The Memphis pastor’s congregation has been among the leaders in moving the black church from a problem to an asset in the fight against HIV.
Topics: HIV/AIDS at 30, Health
One Year Later, People of Color Are Health Reform’s Strongest Backers
by Shani O. Hilton on March 23 2011, 4:59PM
They’re also the ones who stand to lose the most if the GOP effort to repeal or defund it succeeds.
Elizabeth Taylor’s Decades-Long Effort to End the HIV/AIDS Epidemic
by Jorge Rivas on March 23 2011, 1:18PM
The actress was one of the first public personas willing to discuss the epidemic, and did so until her death.
Topics: Arts & Culture, Health
Should the FDA Ban Menthol Cigarettes?
by Thoai Lu on March 22 2011, 10:00AM
Tobacco companies are up in arms. But health advocates say it’s long overdue, especially for black smokers.
Topics: Health
Haley Barbour Leads War on Medicaid as States Ready Health Reform
by Julie Appleby on March 22 2011, 9:51AM
The likely GOP presidential candidate says Medicaid recipients drive BMWs in Mississippi.
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The Republican Attack on Women’s Health Goes Global
by Michelle Chen on March 7 2011, 10:00AM
Sixteen years after the Beijing Declaration on women’s rights, Congress seeks to reverse what progress we’ve eked out.
Topics: Gender & Sexuality, Global Justice, Health
Is Michelle Obama’s Wal-Mart Endorsement a Healthy Idea?
by Juell Stewart on March 4 2011, 10:00AM
If she really wants to alter the food landscape, it’s not only smart but essential, writes Juell Stewart. Change starts with giving consumers good choices.
Topics: Health, How We Eat
Past and Present Collide as the Black Anti-Abortion Movement Grows
by Miriam Zoila Pérez on March 3 2011, 9:35AM
On more than 170 billboards nationwide, a campaign is exploiting America’s racist medical history to foster the belief that abortion is black genocide.
Topics: Gender & Sexuality, Health, Planned Parenthood
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