By Joseph Williams, Word In Black It happens for Darrell Wade when he goes hiking in green spaces in and around Portland, Oregon, remembering to breathe. For Dr. Joy DeGruy, an internationally renowned researcher and educator and the founder of the Be The Healing movement, it can be spontaneous, like when other Black people “see”
By Julie Appleby, By KFF Health News For millions of Americans who buy their own health insurance through the Affordable Care Act marketplace, the end of the year brings a day of reckoning: It’s time to compare benefits and prices and change to a new plan or enroll for the first time. Open enrollment starts
By Shar Ferrell In the bustling city of Baltimore, amidst the myriad of healthcare services and insurance providers, CareFirst has taken a step forward to redefine the way we approach health and wellness. Welcome to the CareFirst Engagement Center (CEC), where health isn’t just a card in your pocket but a partner in your life.
By Gwen McKinney, Word in Black Meet our silent killers. They lurk. They creep. Like assailants in the dark, they can quickly swoop down and consume us in a deadly clutch. They are sinister and sometimes strike without warning. For Black women, they exact incalculable harm to our bodies, our families, and our life chances.
A push from the U.S. for Israel to curtail its bombardment of Gaza.
A government campaign against what it calls “homosexual propaganda” is unsettling booksellers and has resulted in the firing of the director of one of the country’s leading museums.
He calls fake news an enemy that threatens democracy. Critics of President Yoon Suk Yeol say he is silencing journalists in the name of fighting disinformation.
The pro-Palestinian rallying cry has become a fixture of protests in the United States and was a focus of the congressional censure of Representative Rashida Tlaib. It has a fraught history.
A surprising tale of Northern Territory chutzpah.
Australia signs security, migration pact with Pacific’s Tuvalu ReutersAustralia offers to help Tuvalu residents escape rising seas and other ravages of climate change The Washington PostAustralia’s pact with Tuvalu aims to counter China’s influence in Pacific CNNAustralia offers Tuvalu citizens climate refuge | Nation | kdhnews.com The Killeen Daily HeraldClimate change put Tuvalu in the spotlight Reuters