By Mylika ScatliffeAFRO Women’s Health Writer If you visit the Atlanta Fibroid Center website, you will see pages of testimonials from mostly Black women who no longer live a miserable existence of heavy bleeding, unbearable cramps and planning their lives around their periods. Dr. John Lipman, the center’s founder and medical director, has made it
By Gene LambeySpecial to the AFRO In today’s culture, especially after the COVID-19 pandemic, focus on mental health has risen for people of color. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) defines mental health as feelings that “includes our emotional, psychological and social well-being…it affects how we think, feel, and act.” Dr. Regina James
HBCUs reportedly are gearing up to become more selective, aiming to maintain the quality of education they provide. AFRO-American Newspapers July 27, 2023 By Stacy M. Brown In the wake of the Supreme Court’s recent decision to end affirmative action in college admissions, historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) have taken steps to adapt their admissions
By Adrian Sainz and Jonathan MattiseThe Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — The U.S. Department of Justice said July 27 it is investigating how Memphis Police Department officers use force and conduct arrests, nearly seven months after the violent beating of Tyre Nichols by five officers after a traffic stop strengthened nationwide calls for police
BY LUKE VARGAS Updated 6:24 AM EDT, July 31, 2023 HAMILTON, New Zealand (AP) — Lushomo Mweemba scored the fastest goal at this year’s Women’s World Cup, and Barbra Banda added the 1,000th goal in tournament history, as tournament newcomer Zambia earned its first ever win with a 3-1 victory Costa Rica on Monday. The victory sent
By Mylika Scatliffe, AFRO Women’s Health Writer Noah Dyson is 23 years old, Black, and living with bipolar disorder. Attitudes about mood disorders and mental illness are slowly improving, but even today there is still stigma. “I hate the word ‘crazy,’” said Dyson. “It’s dismissive of a person’s experience. You don’t know what trauma has
By Helen Bezuneh, Special to the AFRO Marsha Coleman-Adebayo, president of the Bethesda African Cemetery Coalition (BACC), was overjoyed to hear that Circuit Court Judge Karla Smith had ruled in favor of the coalition’s fight to prevent what they call the “desecration” of a historically Black cemetery in Bethesda in 2021. She couldn’t have predicted
By Zsana Hoskins, Special to the AFRO The 2023 Ubiquitous Women’s annual expo, elevated the Black beauty industry for a ninth year by inviting Black celebrities and business owners to invest in one another. The Ubiquitous Women’s Expo was founded by Germaine Bolds-Leftridge, creator of IKnow Skincare, to uplift, empower and inspire women of color.
By Megan Sayles, AFRO Business Writer, msayles@afro.com While nurses, doctors, paramedics and other health care providers were rightfully praised for their frontline service during the COVID-19 pandemic, funeral directors became the forgotten heroes. Not only did they manage unprecedented death tolls, navigated social distancing protocols while still conducting funeral services and comforted families who couldn’t
By David J. Byrd One of the most iconic photographs in recent sports history is one of basketball legend Michael Jordan celebrating his fourth NBA championship by holding up three fingers in celebration with a cigar in his mouth. Like millions of other Black Americans, Jordan enjoys the occasional simple pleasure of smoking a celebratory