The coronavirus entered Milwaukee from a white, affluent suburb. Then it took root in the city’s black community and erupted. As public
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These are uncertain and somewhat scary times. Many of you who are community activists and leaders may have a strong desire to do something to help your fellow citizens through this unforeseen crisis, but feel helpless–like there is nothing you
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(Columbia, SC) — The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) joins state and national partners in emphasizing how critical it is for individuals to stay as healthy as possible
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The Rev. Chaunté McClure is the newly-appointed pastor of Pine Grove A.M.E. Church in Peak. Bishop Samuel Lawrence Green, Sr., presiding prelate of the 7th Episcopal District, made appointments during the virtual
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(Fort Lauderdale, FL) — A Florida entrepreneur has launched a new app that provides access to practical, credible, and trustworthy health information to help Blacks around the country who continue to face health
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(Greenville, SC ) – “Being with a loved one is, in itself, a healing therapy, and Prisma Health looks forward to offering expanded visitation for designated care partners next week,” said Scott Sasser,
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(Columbia, SC) – The Midlands of South Carolina Black Nurses Association has been awarded $10,000 from the RWJ Alumni Network Activation Fund. 49 applications were received and their project is one of
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COLUMBIA, S.C. (July 16, 2020) — The South Carolina Institute of Medicine and Public Health (IMPH) and the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) released a data brief today
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U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced that the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is taking steps to increase private investment in rural communities across the country by making it
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When politicians speak about the plight of African Americans in the United States, their focus is predominately on those who reside in urban areas. They often discuss the lack of resources for
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The coronavirus entered Milwaukee from a white, affluent suburb. Then it took root in the city’s black community and erupted. As public health officials watched cases rise in March, too many in
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Several years ago, MapQuest directed me on a 10-hour drive to visit my father in a Florida hospital. Complications from diabetes, including blindness, kidney failure, congestive heart failure, and a below-the-knee amputation,
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