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HealthRace + Culture

Kidney Experts Say It’s Time to Remove Race From Medical Algorithms. Doing So Is Complicated.

by lisadtinsley October 19, 2021

By Rae Ellen Bichell and Cara Anthony Alphonso Harried recently came across a newspaper clipping about his grandfather receiving his 1,000th dialysis treatment. His grandfather later died — at a dialysis center —…

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October 19, 2021 0 comment 728 views
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Colin Powell
FeaturedNational

As a patriot and Black man, Colin Powell embodied the ‘two-ness’ of the African American experience

by lisadtinsley October 18, 2021

Chad Williams – Samuel J. and Augusta Spector Professor of History and African and African American Studies, Brandeis University Colin Powell knew where he fit in American history. The former…

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October 18, 2021 0 comment 378 views
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Pregnancy Premature Births
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Racism a Strong Factor in Black Women’s High Rate of Premature Births, Study Finds

by lisadtinsley October 18, 2021

The tipping point for Dr. Paula Braveman came when a longtime patient of hers at a community clinic in San Francisco’s Mission District slipped past the front desk and knocked…

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October 18, 2021 0 comment 252 views
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FeaturedLifeStories

The genocide of signed languages: protecting the linguistic rights of Africa’s deaf children

by lisadtinsley October 2, 2021

Emma Asonye – Speech and Hearing Scientist, University of New Mexico Deaf rights to language, expression, literacy and education have been marginalised throughout history. And signed languages have taken second…

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October 2, 2021 0 comment 417 views
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Rapahel Warnock
FeaturedNationalPoliticsRace + Culture

Rev. Raphael Warnock’s historic US Senate win broke more barriers than you may think

by lisadtinsley September 30, 2021

John A. Tures – Professor of Political Science, LaGrange College When Rev. Raphael Warnock prevailed in the special election on Jan. 5, he was the first African American from Georgia to win…

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September 30, 2021 0 comment 241 views
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Shopping Healthcare MRI
FeaturedHealthLifeNationalScienceTechnology

How to make comparing prices of an MRI or colonoscopy as easy as shopping for a new laptop

by lisadtinsley September 28, 2021

Morgan Henderson – Senior Data Scientist, University of Maryland, Baltimore County Morgane Mouslim – Policy Analyst, University of Maryland, Baltimore County Health researchers have long argued that the key to reining in surging…

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September 28, 2021 0 comment 240 views
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HIV AIDS Prison
FeaturedLifeStories

Spreading HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, is against the law in 37 states – with penalties ranging up to life in prison

by lisadtinsley September 26, 2021

Robin Lennon-Dearing – Associate Professor of Social Work, University of Memphis Despite the fact that HIV is now a treatable medical condition, the majority of U.S. states still have laws…

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September 26, 2021 0 comment 301 views
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NBA Basketball
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Do star athletes who want to play for the NBA really need college? What LaMelo Ball got right – and wrong – about why they don’t

by lisadtinsley September 16, 2021

John Holden – Assistant Professor of Legal Studies, Oklahoma State University In a recent interview published in GQ, NBA star LaMelo Ball downplayed the importance of college for athletes who aspire…

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September 16, 2021 0 comment 508 views
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FeaturedLifeNationalRace + Culture

Black parents say their children are being suspended for petty reasons that force them to take off from work and sometimes lose their jobs

by lisadtinsley September 15, 2021

Charles Bell – Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice Sciences, Illinois State University When “Mike,” the father of a ninth grade student, got a call from his daughter’s school, the first…

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September 15, 2021 0 comment 245 views
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NationalRace + Culture

Black, Hispanic and Asian American donors give more to social and racial justice causes as well as strangers in need – new survey

by lisadtinsley September 14, 2021

Wendy Chen – Assistant Professor of Public Administration, Texas Tech University Una Osili – Professor of Economics and Philanthropic Studies; Associate Dean for Research and International Programs, Lilly Family School…

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