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A study has found that black recycled plastic, typically made from recycled material taken from electronics devices, contains high amounts of flame-retardant chemicals that leach into hot food.

Study: Your Black Plastic Spatula Is Hazardous to Your Health

by Jennifer Porter Gore November 7, 2024February 10, 2025

With plans that include removing flouride from the water system and skeptical of vaccines, alliance between Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (left) and Donald Trump could be problematic for public health in Black communities.

Truth Decay: Why Trump and RFK Jr. Are Bad for Black Health

by Jennifer Porter Gore November 4, 2024November 4, 2024

New information confirms that the food industry targeted junk-food ads at the Black community.

How Food Producers Trick Us — and Our Kids — Into Eating Sugar

by Jennifer Porter Gore October 29, 2024October 29, 2024

The recall for BrucePac, a ready-to-eat food processor, includes products ranging from frozen taquitos to chicken strips added to salads. The company distributed its food to major grocery chains, restaurants, school cafeterias and convenience stores.

Check Your Fridge and Shopping Cart: Here Comes a Massive Food Recall

by Jennifer Porter Gore October 16, 2024October 16, 2024

A new FDA rule could keep cigarettes and other tobacco products out of the hands of minors, but the agency still hasn't moved on a proposed menthol cigarette ban, which has long been a scourge in the Black community.

Not 21? No ID? No Tobacco For You

by Jennifer Porter Gore October 15, 2024October 16, 2024

Although employers and H.R. departments recognize the importance of mental health support in the workplace, it can be more challenging for Black employees to access that support — despite the likelihood they will face racism along with on-the-job mental health issues.

When Mental Health Awareness Meets ‘Working While Black’

by Jennifer Porter Gore October 11, 2024October 14, 2024

Experts say Obamacare-mandated free preventative healthcare visits, like blood pressure screening, can narrow the Black-white healthcare gap. But too often patients are being charged for those visits.

When ‘Free’ Health Care Services Cost Patients Millions

by Jennifer Porter Gore October 3, 2024October 4, 2024

Experts are concerned about the rise of young people doing "whippets" —inhaling flavored nitrous oxide gas from commercial-grade whipped-cream cartriges that are intended for kitchens.

No Laughing Matter: Why Some Worry About Kids Abusing Galaxy Gas

by Jennifer Porter Gore September 26, 2024September 26, 2024

Experts say Abdul Vicks, 25 — who was fatally shot in broad daylight after digging up his rival's grave, then uploading the video to social media — is part of a trend: using social media to escalate street beefs.

‘Metastasizing Disrespect’: How Social Media Turbocharges Gun Violence

by Jennifer Porter Gore September 19, 2024September 24, 2024