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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Tom Price Cut Obamacare Ads, Got Axed and…
… Obamacare – the Affordable Care Act – enrollment is now open until December 15, 2017! That’s right! Tom Price left Georgia’s 6th District House of Representatives to become the …
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