‘We can’t say we understand why he would roll like that knowing the damage 45 has done to Black people, to Hispanics, to our women and children.’
African Americans
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Black volunteers needed for COVID trials
Because the virus has had a disproportionate impact on the Black population and the COVID vaccine research is well underway, there is a need to recruit more Black volunteers for coronavirus vaccine trials.
Posted inHealth + Wellness, News
Are U.S. Blacks’ ready to return to the water?
She encourages Black families, especially mothers, to embrace the water and to pass it on to the next generation.
Posted inCOVID-19, Health + Wellness
Mayo’s Dr. LaPrincess Brewer to appear on Essence COVID-19 summit to address health disparities
Dr. LaPrincess Brewer of the Mayo Clinic will appear alongside other health, wellness and faith leaders to address health disparities highlighted by COVID-19.
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Virus wreaks havoc among most vulnerable
A look at the coronavirus impact on the often forgotten members of the Black community.
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Coronavirus provides opportunity for real equity
Let us work together to not only recover from this pandemic but also to address the underlying issues that have made our community vulnerable in the first place.
Posted inFeatured, Health + Wellness
If you must leave home, wear a mask!
While social distancing alone can help, the aerosol effect from asymptomatic shedders makes social distance practices combined with mask use critical.
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Pandemic is pushing us toward a ‘new normal’
The coronavirus outbreak has greatly impacted both the faith and mental healthcare communities.
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In memoriam: African Americans who have died of COVID-19
Contrary to false online conspiracies that ‘Blacks can’t get coronavirus,’ African Americans are not immune to COVID-19.
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Early data shows African Americans are contracting, dying of COVID-19 at an alarming rate
Black people are being infected and dying of COVID-19 at higher rates. Here’s what Milwaukee is doing about it — and why governments need to start releasing data on the race of COVID-19 patients.
Posted inHealth + Wellness
Too many African Americans are losing their sight to glaucoma
Glaucoma is the leading cause of irreversible vision loss among African Americans. More legislation is needed to increase detection and treatment.
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Senseless killing of Somali elder raises sensitive issues
The killing of Shirwa Hassan Jibril, after exiting a Metro bus earlier this month, has shocked the community and sparked numerous concerns.
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Mostly White environmental groups downplay Black issues
As environmental justice battles rage around the country, thousands of African American children and adults are being left out of the conversation.
Posted inBulletin, Health + Wellness
Free March workshops help those living with dementia and caregivers
Nearly 100,000 Minnesotans live with Alzheimer’s disease and other types of dementias and that number is expected to grow dramatically over the next decade. While there is no cure, studies show that engaging in meaningful activities can improve the quality of life for affected individuals and their caregivers.
Posted inOpinion
Black Silence: When will we address the opioid epidemic?
There continues to be a very frightening silence in the Twin Cities’ African American communities regarding the spike of African American deaths from drug overdose and what to do about it. While it affects all races, colors, and creeds, people of color are disproportionately represented. The Minnesota Department of Health’s “Race Rate Disparity in Drug […]
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Black AIDS disparities on the rise
HIV/AIDS is no exception, with African Americans accounting for nearly half (47 percent) of all new infections in 2016.
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See the big picture before jumping into business
Black business ownership, along with its benefits — financial freedom, legacy, self-empowerment — is not a new conversation. How people are approaching it is.
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Historical Society launches new interactive aid for people with dementia
The Minnesota Historical Society (MNHS) in September launched the U.S. version of the “House of Memories” — a dementia awareness program developed in the United Kingdom for people caring for people with dementia.
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Black history unearthed in Mpls’ oldest cemetery
The oldest cemetery member is Morgan Jones, a former slave of a Virginia tobacco field who moved to Minnesota after gaining his freedom. Jones lived in Minnesota for 44 years as a free man. He died in 1906 at the age of 101.
Posted inOpinion
Injustice for African Americans: ‘business as usual’
Why is our constitutional guarantee of “checks and balances,” i.e. fairness also for the accused, too often absent in the county courthouses and city offices?