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What Illinois’ Ticket Crackdown Means for Black Students

School or prison (Photo Credit: Sanket Sathe/Getty Images). By Quintessa Williams This article was originally published on Word In Black. When a 16-year-old high school student in Illinois...

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...

Chicagoland Restaurants Join Fight Against Cancer with Equal Hope’s 2nd Annual Breastaurant Tour

On hand for the kickoff were, left to right, Dr. Paris Thomas, Executive Director, Equal Hope; Aisha Murff, President of Haire’s Gulf Shrimp; and...

Cook County Commissioner Monica Gordon to Introduce Resolution Expanding Support for Family Caregivers

Monica Gordon, Cook County Commissioner of the 5th District, will be joined by her fellow Cook County Commissioners, Cook County Health Executives, and other...

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...

‘Supermarket Redlining’: Why Black Families Pay More for Food

Black consumers are feeling more pain at the grocery store checkout line — and experts say it isn't by accident (Photo Credit: kate_sept2004, Getty Images...

Equal Hope Raises $500,000 For Cancer Treatment At The 16th Annual “Celebrating Life” Gala

Equal Hope nurse navigator Retha Cooper was honored recently at the organization’s 16th Annual “Celebrating Life” Gala (Photo Credit: Megan Christina). Equal Hope, the non-profit...

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