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Aug- 2019 -1 AugustBlack Voice News
COMMENTARY: Forty Years of Lies Stigmatizing “Teenage Pregnancy” Are Enough
BLACK VOICE NEWS — The ensuing 40-year squabble pitting sex education (which at best has marginal effects on pregnancy rates) versus “abstinence-only” preaching…
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Jul- 2019 -30 JulyBlack Voice News
California’s small business owners cannot afford health care. Here are ways to help
BLACK VOICE NEWS — The Affordable Care Act (ACA) is the first meaningful healthcare reform that helped address the needs of…
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28 JulyCommentary
COMMENTARY: We must approach ending Alzheimer’s with the urgency it deserves
LOS ANGELES SENTINEL — This week, thousands of researchers, scientists, clinicians, advocates, and concerned Angelenos convened at the Los Angeles Convention…
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23 JulyCommunity
‘Mindful Beauty’ health program to launch in salons
WAVE NEWSPAPERS — Kaiser Permanente has teamed with Charles Drew University to launch a new mental health program called Mindful Beauty.…
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22 JulyGovernment
State Seeks to Boost Mental Health Counseling
OAKLAND POST — It’s 1 p.m. on a balmy Oakland afternoon as residents of Great Expectations Residential Care, a home for…
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22 July2018 NNPA DTU Journalism Fellowship
How Idris Elba saved a fan’s life
ROLLINGOUT.COM — Idris Elba rushed to the aid of a fan who was in distress during a performance of his stage play,…
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22 JulyHBCU
UnitedHealth Invests $8M to Educate, Train Minority Data Scientists
WASHINGTON INFORMER — Morehouse College, Morehouse School of Medicine, Spelman College and Clark Atlanta University are among historically Black institutions poised…
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22 JulyGovernment
Bill Introduced to Improve Maternal Healthcare
THE AFRO — Expectant mothers face challenges when seeking quality prenatal care in the District of Columbia. Economic and transportation barriers…
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18 JulyHealth
Bodden Foundation to Address Mental Health
THE AFRO — Former NFL defensive back and Prince George’s County native Leigh Bodden knows all too well about dealing…
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15 July#NNPA BlackPress
Breast cancer is the most imperative health issue Facing African American women
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer among black women, and an estimated 33,840 new cases…
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