AIDS/HIV Is Still Taking Black Lives: A Message From Those We’ve Lost
To our brothers and sisters living today, as you prepare to celebrate the holidays this year, we are the voices of those who came before you, lost to the disease …
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Raising Awareness of Breast Cancer Among African American Women: Honoring Rita Gail Ragsdale
A tribute to Rita Gail Ragsdale of Atlanta, GA – October 18, 1950 – May 19, 2014. On May 19, 2014, my sister, Rita Gail Ragsdale, lost her courageous battle …
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Eat To Live! Let Your Food Be Your Medicine!
Family, the body was created to heal and regenerate itself if provided with the right environmental conditions! Experience powerful herbal therapy now with the world- renowned Master HealerYah’ki Rapha’El Awakened! …
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Rise in Flu, COVID-19, and RSV Cases Sparks Concern in Georgia
Health Officials Urge Vigilance and Precautions Amid Growing Infections As Georgia grapples with a surge in respiratory illnesses, the state is facing a simultaneous rise in flu, COVID-19, and RSV …
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Blacks Life Expectancy Dropped in 2020
From 2019-2020, the life expectancy rate for Blacks in the United States drop by 2.9%. This is the largest decline since World War II and has been caused by the …
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Death of Sha-Asia Washington, Pregnant 26-Year-Old Black Woman, Highlights Devastating Trend
By EJ DICKSON for Rolling Stone Magazine The maternal mortality rate has been on the rise since the 1990s — especially among women of color. Last Christmas, Sha-Asia Washington, a paraprofessional at …
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Combating Coronavirus
IN SUPPORT OF A MOBILIZED NATIONAL RESPONSE This Straight, No Chaser from Dr. Jeffrey Sterling, discusses combating Coronavirus in the midst of the current pandemic. Here’s the question of the day: What’s …
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Coronavirus Preparation Tips For GA Residents
By Kathleen Sturgeon ATLANTA, GA — The Georgia Department of Health shared tips Wednesday for Georgians to lessen the chance that they contract the new coronavirus, also known as COVID-19. A …
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Hundreds of Georgia Residents Monitored for Coronavirus
The group has been advised to stay in isolation at home for 14 days. By Joseph Guzman for The Hill Nearly 200 people in Georgia are being monitored for coronavirus after returning …
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Essence Magazine Is 100% Black-Owned Once Again
Time Inc. is selling Essence Communications Inc. to Essence Ventures LLC, a company launched in 2017 by Shea Moisture founder Richelieu Dennis . As a result, the Essence brand has …
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