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Black Americans Have Doubts About the U.S. Food System, New Word In Black Survey Finds
Black Americans are intensely aware of the connection between food and health but face economic and structural barriers that limit what they can actually put on the table, according to…
What’s on Your Plate? The Answer Says More Than You Think
Food is culture, comfort and survival. Word In Black explores how race, health, money and geography shape what Black Americans eat — and what our plates reveal about inequality in America.
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Breast Cancer Risks and Screening Barriers for Black Women
Explore the Insights & Research Division’s new report on Black women and breast cancer.
Health
Beyond the Supermarket: The Fresh Options Reshaping How We Eat
For many Black families nationwide, the nearest grocery store might be miles away — or may not carry a single fresh tomato grown within one hundred miles of home. Between rising grocery costs, food deserts…
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Education
Toxic Legacy: How Lead in Schools Is Silently Harming Black Kids
Lead-contaminated infrastructure remains an unspoken crisis in many predominantly Black school districts — undermining students’ health and academic success.
Video
‘Breaking the Silence’: How Black Women Can Fight Breast Cancer
Despite medical advances, Black women remain more likely to die from breast cancer, with fear, delayed screening, and systemic inequities driving disparities—experts say informed patients, earlier detection, and accountability across healthcare systems are key to saving lives.
Money
EVENT: The Action Plan to Get Black Women Back to Work
It’s been a year since economic reports started to reveal that as many as 600,000 Black women – many of them highly educated professionals – are out of work. So what now? Join a virtual…
ReligIon
Gary Fell Into Darkness. Black Churches Refused to Leave It There
Gary’s prolonged blackout exposed the vulnerabilities of a predominantly Black city shaped by decades of disinvestment. But it also revealed something more enduring: a network of Black churches still able to become first responders when…
Climate
I Grew Up Gasping for Air. Now I Fight the EPA’s Rollbacks
Dakota Gant wanted to sing opera. Air pollution turned her into an activist fighting the rollback of climate protections.
