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Howard University and Georgetown University will launch a medical humanities center aimed at reducing health inequities.

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A statue honoring Henrietta Lacks’ contributions to medical research will rise in her hometown of Roanoke, Virginia.

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A new book captures the unsung stories of pioneering Black men who became the country’s first paramedics.

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Deloitte US is committing $1.5 billion toward advancing social equity.

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Baby Dove has doubled its investment in the Black Birth Equity Fund to address the Black maternal health crisis.

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Track and field Olympian Allyson Felix has teamed up with Pampers for an initiative designed to address the Black maternal health crisis.

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The LeBron James Family Foundation unveiled plans to open an Akron-based medical facility to ensure healthcare is affordable and accessible.

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Scholar Zindzi Thompson has made history as the youngest Black woman to graduate from Meharry Medical College.

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Dr. Joyce Yerwood—the first Black woman physician in Fairfield County—will have a street named in her honor.

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Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott donated $12 million to a nonprofit dedicated to eliminating medical school expenses for BIPOC students.

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The Black Future Co-op Fund has donated $1.05 million to Black women-led organizations on the frontlines fighting for justice in Washington.

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NBA player Bismack Biyombo is donating his entire 2022 salary to build a hospital in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.