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President Biden Announces Fix to Family Glitch in Obamacare Subsidies
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia With an estimated 5.1 million people falling into the so-called family glitch – primarily children and women – the Biden...
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CDC Issues Warning About Potentially Severe Flu Season
The post CDC Issues Warning About Potentially Severe Flu Season appeared first on The Sacramento Observer. This article originally appeared in the Sacramento Observer.The post CDC Issues Warning About...
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Alabama Health Organizations Encourage Alabamians to Get a Flu Shot
The Birmingham Times Montgomery, AL – The Alabama Department of Public Health, the Alabama Hospital Association, the Medical Association of the State of Alabama, and Blue Cross and Blue Shield of...
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Tierra Robinson Jeter: The Business of Luxury Coffee and Herbal Tea
By Nicole S. Daniel | The Birmingham Times Tierra Robinson Jeter, owner of Fairfield-based La’Fleur Coffee Boutique, wants her customers to do more than just like her products. She wants them to know...
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NBA Legend Discusses Rare Heart Disease that Mostly Affects African Americans
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia Legendary former NBA player and coach Don Chaney has something important on his mind that he wishes to share,...
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Bivalent COVID Booster Eligibility Extended to Children Ages 5 and Older
By Aldon Thomas Stiles | California Black Media State officials have announced eligibility for the updated Moderna COVID-19 booster and the Pfizer-BioNTech booster has been expanded. Now children ages...
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New Report Examines the Startling Highs – and Lows – of Mental Health...
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia The District of Columbia counts among the top 10 states with the best mental health, or the combination of the lowest...
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Areva Martin Continues to Advocate for Those with Special Needs and Those...
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia Areva Martin grew up in North St. Louis, Missouri, and she said she intuitively knew that something was different about...
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Josh Carpenter: ‘Moving Science’ to a Brighter Future at Southern Research
By Josh Carpenter, PhD, is president and CEO of Southern Research | The Birmingham Times Since our founding in Birmingham more than 80 years ago, Southern Research has played a pivotal role in...
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PRESS ROOM: 150,000 Black and Latino Churches of the National Black Church...
Seeking Their Support for the Sickle Cell Disease Comprehensive Care Act (H.R. 6216/S.3389) Washington D.C.- The National Black Church Initiative (NBCI), a coalition of 150,000 African American and...
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Charles R. Drew Univ. Launches M.D. Program as Newsom Announces COVID...
By Aldon Thomas Stiles | California Black Media On Monday, Oct. 17, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced that the COVID-19 emergency in California will end Feb. 28, 2023 The governor’s powers to suspend...
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New Food Hub Coming to Arroyo Viejo Recreation Center
By Kiana Gums, communications director for Oakland City Council District 6. Business leaders and city, county and state representatives gathered to celebrate the more than $1.7 million investment into...
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Youth Mental Health Care: California’s Investments May Still Not Be Enough
By Aldon Thomas Stiles, California Black Media In August, The Children’s Partnership hosted a mental health panel centered around the voices of young girls and women of color. The session was...
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Domestic Abuse Discussed During a Paint & Sip Event at Marin City Gallery
By Godfrey Lee Domestic Violence and its signs were discussed at a Paint & Sip event held at the Marin City Art Gallery on Sunday, October 30. The Paint & Sip instructor, Olubori Babaoye, a...
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OP-ED: 3 Ways to Be a Reproductive Justice Voter on Election Day
By Marcela Howell, President & CEO of In Our Own Voice: National Black Women’s Reproductive Justice Agenda No matter what happens on Election Day, we know that Black women will turn out in force....
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Fauci to step down in December
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent Dr. Anthony Fauci, who quickly became the face — and, for many, the voice of reason — of the federal government’s response to the...
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COMMENTARY: Tell the Supreme Court: We Still Need Affirmative Action
By Ben Jealous One of the great joys of my life is teaching. I’m fortunate to teach classes on social justice at the University of Pennsylvania, one of the most respected schools in the country. Penn...
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What Parents Should Know About RSV, A Respiratory Virus
By Frederick Kuo As RSV cases continue to spike across parts of the U.S. — with some areas nearing seasonal peak levels — those typical “bugs” your child brings home may have you feeling on edge. With...
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Inland Empire Health Officials Warn of Increased Cases of RSV in Children
Last Updated on November 15, 2022 by BVN Breanna Reeves | State and local health officials have issued health advisories as cases of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and other illnesses […] The post...
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World AIDS Day: Rapid Tests at LGBTQ Center
By Dianne Anderson | Precinct Reporter News Group It’s one thing to be Black, Latinx or a woman trying to seek adequate healthcare for any problem, and it’s another to be any of those in addition to...
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