The federal government's movement to ban menthol cigarettes is gaining momentum with a new proposed rule to deter their consumption along with other flavored tobacco products that statistics show are preferred by Black smokers.
A new federal study has found a sharp increase in affluent white minors who say they carry a handgun or have carried one before. It also revealed a decline in Black and Native American minors who say the same.
Led by the Black Mamas Matter Alliance, Black Maternal Health Week is celebrated April 11-17. It falls within April, which is also National Minority Health Month. Â
Policies should center health and well-being not exacerbate harm.
A study conducted by the American Academy of Dermatology found that Alopecia areata is more common among African Americans.
U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Clarence Thomas' hospitalization for an unspecified "infection" has been longer than predicted, prompting further questions about his health as a new COVID-19 variant is surging around the globe.
Historically Black colleges and universities across the country have lost huge aspects of traditional student life due to the pandemic. For HBCUs, the culture that makes these schools socially unique took a substantial hit.
On February 1, the first day of Black History Month, West Virginia Delegate Danielle Walker (D-Monongalia), the only Black woman lawmaker in the state, received an email that included an image of a KKK member from now-former Berkeley County West Virginians For Life President Richard Demoske.
The organization is leading a week of action to boost support for harm reduction as a viable public health strategy. Â
Tucker Carlson claimed that white opioid addicts are being ignored in order to change "the demographics of the country in a way that benefits the Democratic Party."
The Harm Reduction Program Grant supports community-based programs geared toward overdose prevention, syringe services programs, and other harm reduction services.
Florida Democrats walked out of a confirmation hearing for anti-mask Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo because he refused to directly answer questions about vaccine efficacy, among other things.
