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Detroit’s legacy of housing inequity has caused long-term health impacts − these policies can help mitigate that harm

More than half of Detroiters rent Detroit’s aging housing stock. Suzanne Tucker/Getty Images by Roshanak Mehdipanah, University of Michigan; Kate Brantley, University of Michigan, and...

Juneteenth Illinois: Two-Day Event Highlights The Holiday’s Four Pillars

Recently, leaders of Juneteenth Illinois gathered at Malcolm X College to host a press conference to highlight the importance of Juneteenth in Chicago.  The purpose...

Hip-hop and health – why so many rap artists die young

Hip hop artists, from top left, clockwise, DMX, Lexii Alijai, Prince Markie Dee and Trugoy the Dove have all passed away within the past...

Black singles with college education embrace life without marriage

by Kris Marsh, University of Maryland Why is it seemingly OK to ask single people “Why are you single?” when married people are rarely asked...

Black Babies Born After Fertility Treatments Have Higher Risk Of Death

Black babies are about two times more likely to die before their first birthday than white babies. But according to a new study, the disparity...

West Garfield Park to Open GPRWC, a Community-Led Wellness Facility

For years, the West Garfield Park community has been a neighborhood of wellness inequities. The Garfield Park Rite to Wellness Collaborative (GPRWC) is working...

A Day to Raise Awareness and Stop the HIV/AIDS Stigma

National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NBHAAD) is a day to raise awareness, mobilize, prevent, and get tested. In 1999, NBHAAD began as a grassroots...

A Piece of Peace – Why Dr. King Would Still Believe in Nonviolence  

“No justice, no peace. Know justice, know peace.”   That common phrase has been shouted from the rooftops and exclaimed on the streets from activists, protestors...

Why Black Women Are More at Risk of Dying From Breast Cancer

(StatePoint) Health equity means that everyone has a fair and just opportunity to be as healthy as possible. Yet, according to a recently released...

The Opioid Crisis in Chicago’s Black Community.

Since the U.S Department of Health and Human Services declared the opioid crisis a national health epidemic in 2017, America's focus has remained on...

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