JULY EVENT: Delivering Solutions for the Maternal Health Crisis
Black women in the U.S. are more than three times more likely than white women to die during childbirth, according to the Policy Center for Maternal Mental Health. As part…
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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
A Year In, Trump’s Spending Cuts Hit Hardest in Black Communities
The law’s shredding of the health and nutrition safety net is already measurable. Medicaid and enrollment in CHIP, the government-subsidized health insurance program for children, has fallen by 4.6 million people nationwide between April 2025…
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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
Prayer Built the Ministry. The Platform Came Later.
As churches rethink ministry in the digital age, Dr. LeKesha Attuquayefio is building new platforms without abandoning old practices. The Houston minister says prayer—not technology—remains the foundation of everything she does.
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.
