Here's Why The Gap in COVID-19 Vaccines Continues to Widen Black people make up 12 percent of the U.S. population, but only account for 9 percent of people who have received at least one dose of the vaccine. Shani Saxon Aug 11, 2021 10:00AM EDT
‘Red Table Talk’ Spinoff on Black Mental Health to be Hosted by Brandon Marshall After being diagnosed with borderline personality disorder, the former NFL player became an outspoken mental health advocate. Shani Saxon Aug 10, 2021 10:00AM EDT
U.S. Life Expectancy Has Plummeted, Especially for Black and Latinx People The steep decline was fueled by the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic, according to a report detailed in The New York Times. Shani Saxon Jul 26, 2021 12:28PM EDT
COVID-19: Native Americans Are Vaccinated at the Highest Rate in the U.S. A PBS article highlighted the “the successes—and challenges—of getting vaccines to urban Native American communities.” Joshua Adams Jul 15, 2021 12:29PM EDT
Abortion Rights Activists File Federal Lawsuit Against Texas Abortion Ban The state law, set to take effect on September 1, bans abortions as early as six weeks, and allows private citizens to sue anyone who helps a person get an abortion. Shani Saxon Jul 15, 2021 10:17AM EDT
Naomi Osaka Explores Mental Health and the Media's Scrutiny “There are people who can help, and there is usually light at the end of any tunnel,” Osaka wrote in TIME Magazine. Joshua Adams Jul 8, 2021 5:11PM EDT