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Nearly 50% Drop in Black Cancer Deaths, Yet Stark Disparities Persist

Photo Credit: Getty Images The American Cancer Society’s new report, Cancer Statistics for African American and Black People, 2025, brings some good news and hard...

What RFK Jr. as Health Secretary Means for Black Well-Being

Photo Credit Gage Skidmore/Flickr By Jennifer Porter Gore Overview: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is sworn in as Secretary of Health and Human Services in the Oval Office...

Ben Jealous: Trump’s America Last Agenda is a Knife in the Back of Working People

By Ben Jealous Donald Trump’s playbook has always been to campaign like a populist and govern like an oligarch. But it is still shocking just...

Rainbow PUSH Coalition Honors Fred Hampton and World AIDS Day with a Month of Service and Advocacy

The Rainbow PUSH Coalition is bringing together community action and remembrance this December with a series of events that honor the legacy of civil...

Is Our Food System Safe?

A rash of food-borne illnesses and recalls in the last five months — including a listeria outbreak in cucumbers — has consumers and experts...

Black Infant Mortality Rate More Than Double That Of White Infants: Report

Though infant mortality rates remained the same from 2022 to 2023, racial and ethnic disparities still persisted, ABC News reports. On Thursday (November 14), a...

Chicago’s Lead Problem Isn’t Going Away Anytime Soon

Chicago has more lead pipes than any other city in the country (Photo Credit: Canva Pro). By Willy Blackmore This article was originally published on Word In...

Wellness West Forum Tackles Food Insecurity

State Rep. Camille Lilly (Photos Provided).  Nearly 150 people gathered at the Garfield Park Conservatory on Oct. 10 for "Bridging the Equity Gap: Food Insecurity...

The Untested Waters of Black Lakeside Communities

New research shows lakes in communities of color were three times less likely to be tested for pollutants than lakes in white areas (Photo...

Prescription for Change: Promoting Health Equity on Chicago’s South Side

By Dr. Daria Brooks Terrell As a surgeon practicing on the South Side, I often have to consider social factors that have little to do...

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