Health
The Tuskegee Experiment and The Covid-19 Vaccine
Photo credit CDC By Dr. John E. Warren, Publisher The San Diego Voice & Viewpoint As we rapidly approach the availability of three vaccines to deal with the Covid-19 virus, the topic at hand becomes, who will get the vaccine first and whether or not those designated as being of greatest risk will actually…
Read MoreJetdoc And Rick Ross Announce Strategic Partnership
ATLANTA-PRNewswire–Jetdoc, a revolutionary digital healthcare platform that connects you with a licensed healthcare professional in minutes, today announced a strategic partnership with hip-hop superstar and entrepreneur William Leonard Roberts II, known professionally as Rick Ross, to sign on as a spokesperson, investor and advisor. In his new role with Jetdoc, Rick Ross will appear in creative campaigns, digital and television…
Read MoreState’s Top Doc Burke-Harris to Lead Advisory Team as African Americans Raise COVID-19 Vaccine Concerns
By Quinci LeGardye | California Black Media Nine months into the COVID-19 pandemic, three vaccine trials have yielded promising results, and the first round of Americans could begin to receive shots as early as mid-December. Last week, the California Department of Public Health announced that California Surgeon General Dr. Nadine Burke-Harris will chair the state’s…
Read MoreNew York Lawyers Recommend Mandatory COVID-19 Vaccinations
New York Bar Association rejects religious, philosophical, or personal reason COVID-19 vaccination exemptions By Robert Carlson, MD The New York State Bar Association passed a resolution urging the state to consider enforcing mandatory COVID-19 vaccination, even if people object for “religious, philosophical or personal reasons.” Mary Beth Morrissey, chair of the New York Bar association’s Health…
Read MoreBishop Kenneth Ulmer On Mental Health Stigma In Black Community: It’s Hush-Hush
By Leah MarieAnn Klett From the Christian Post Reporter Bishop Kenneth C. Ulmer, senior pastor of Faithful Central Bible Church…
Read MoreNational Black Pro-life Coalition Leaders Shine Light on Planned Parenthood’s Expansion of The Negro Project
ATLANTA-Christian Newswire/ — The National Black Pro-Life Coalition recently announced that they filed a racial discrimination claim against Planned Parenthood, asserting they have been targeting Black women and babies for nearly half a century. One of their sinister tactics is a modern-day expansion of The Negro Project. The Negro Project, conceptualized by Margaret Sanger, Planned…
Read MorePlanning for the Worst: Black Californians Among Groups State Is Targeting for Emergency Preparedness
By Quinci LeGardye | California Black Media Black Americans were already in the midst of two disasters this year – the disproportionate toll of the COVID-19 pandemic and a spate of horrifying incidents of police brutality — when fire season in California started early. Wildfires have burned over 3.1 million acres in California since the beginning of the year, breaking the record for the deadliest year of wildfires…
Read More“A Beautiful Pregnancy Overall”: BOE Member Malia Cohen Prepares to Give Birth Amid a Virus and Violence
By Tanu Henry | California Black Media About 41 weeks into her pregnancy now, California Board of Equalization (BOE) member Malia Cohen, who is the state’s only African American woman constitutional officer, is preparing to give birth on Sept. 3. Motherhood will be a new role for Cohen, a veteran leader and elected official, who…
Read More‘Sterilizing Children’ Bill Heads to Calif. Senate Floor Amid Public Outcry
By Brandon Showalter, From the CP Reporter A committee in the California state Senate voted earlier this week to approve a bill creating a fund for experimental medicalized gender-transition procedures, including cross-sex hormones and body-altering surgeries for both minors and legal adults. The move came after the Health Committee chair said in late July that the measure would…
Read MoreJenesse Center, Founded by 5 Black Los Angeles Women, Celebrates 40 Years of Service Bringing Life Saving Domestic Violence Prevention and Intervention Programs to the Community.
LOS ANGELES, CA – Jenesse Center is celebrating 40 years of bringing life saving programs and services to the community. Founded by five Black women in the Los Angeles area who wanted to provide a place of hope for other women who needed protection and a way of escape, renewal, support and self sufficiency, the…
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