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One Disease Hits Mostly People of Color. One Mostly Whites. Which One Gets Billions In Funding?
By Kiera Butler February 12, 2009, was supposed to be a big day for Carlton Haywood Jr.: The newly minted Johns Hopkins professor was set to travel from Baltimore to New York City to make a presentation at an important … Continue reading
The “Shocking” Statistics of Racial Disparity in Baltimore
By Bill Quigley Were you shocked at the disruption in Baltimore? What is more shocking is daily life in Baltimore, a city of 622,000 which is 63 percent African American. Here are ten numbers that tell some of the story. … Continue reading
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Tagged Baltimore, health, income inequality, mass incarceration, race, unemployment
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The Numbers Are Staggering — The US Is a ‘World Leader’ in Child Poverty
By Paul Buchheit America’s wealth grew by 60 percent in the past six years, by over $30 trillion. In approximately the same time, the number of homeless children has also grown by 60 percent. Financier and CEO Peter Schiff said, … Continue reading
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Tagged Child poverty, children, health, politics, poverty, United States
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Working, but Needing Public Assistance Anyway
Patricia Cohen A home health care worker in Durham, N.C.; a McDonald’s cashier in Chicago; a bank teller in New York; an adjunct professor in Mayfield, Ill. They are all evidence of an improving economy, because they are working and … Continue reading
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Tagged economy, employment, health, income inequality, Medicaid, public assistance, Snap, United States, Working poor
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For six years running, Bronx is the least-healthy county in NY state
By Jonathan Lamantia A coalition of Bronx politicians and health care organizations is trying to improve the reputation of the borough’s health care. But a new analysis shows the enormity of that task. Bronx County ranked last among 62 New … Continue reading
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Tagged access to healthcare, Affordable Care Act, Bronx, health, life, New York, quality health care
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Black America Is Just 72 Percent Equal To White America. In Some Areas, The Inequality Is Worse Than That.
By Nick Wing & Alissa Scheller A report released last week holds troubling findings about lasting inequality across the African-American community.The 2015 “State of Black America” study, conducted by the National Urban League, finds that black Americans fare worse than … Continue reading
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Tagged Black America, economy, employment, health, income inequality, jobs, National Urban League, poverty, unemployment, United States
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How the Vitamin Industry Tricks People Into Shelling Out Millions for Bunk Products
By Allegra Kirkland Would you ever pay money for pills containing crushed-up houseplants, powdered rice or fragments of psychiatric medications? If you’re one of the tens of millions of Americans who take dietary supplements, the answer could very well be … Continue reading
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Tagged business, dietary supplements, drugs, Food and Drug Administration, health, money, vitamins
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Ferguson Activists Are Struggling with Mental Trauma Long After Police Abuse During the Protests
By Terrell Jermaine Starr Johnetta Elzie rose to national prominence as a leading protester in Ferguson last summer. Her activism protesting the police shooting death of Michael Brown has been highlighted in national publications like the Los Angeles Times and … Continue reading
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Tagged activism, Ferguson, health, Johnetta Elzie, Michael Brown shooting, PTSD, social activism
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This mother who left her baby on the subway is not some Bad Black Mom. She’s part of a mental-health stigma
By Kirsten West Savali When 20-year-old Frankea Dabbs abandoned her 10-month-old baby girl on a New York City subway platform on 7 July, it was a piercing cry for help that has long echoed throughout homes, neighborhoods and cities across … Continue reading →