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CHARLESTON, S.C. — Maude Callen, a Black nurse-midwife, delivered more than 800 infants across the South Carolina Lowcountry starting in the 1920s, when segregation made it difficult for Black people to get medical care. Although Callen isn’t commonly considered a household name, visitors passing through the new $120 million International African American Museum will learn about her […]
♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ (camera shutter) KERN REESE: The Zulu Social Aid and Pleasure Club is an intricate part of the fabric of New Orleans. ♪ ♪ And it also became a focal point for social gatherings and for revelry. ♪ ♪ NARRATOR: For the Zulu Club, Mardi Gras 2020 was supposed to […]
By Katie Myers Blue Ridge Public Radio This coverage is made possible through a partnership between BPR and Grist, a nonprofit environmental media organization. After Helene, residents of Black Mountain noticed strange-colored mold was beginning to grow in some flooded buildings in town – and . . .
By National Institute for Early Education Research A new analysis of state-funded early childhood education programs for three and four-year-olds shows that preschool investments across the United States are at an all-time high. However, the increases in funding and enrollment are skewed by a small number of states making progress — and quality remains highly […]
After Helene, residents of Black Mountain noticed strange-colored mold was beginning to grow in some flooded buildings in town – and wondered if they should be worried for their health. “There was sort of this fine mist that settled on everything around,” said Duke University microbiologist Asiya Gusa, who visited the area in January. “That […]

NEW YORK, NEW YORK – MAY 05: Taraji P. Henson attends the 2025 Met Gala Celebrating “Superfine: Tailoring Black Style” at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 05, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for The Met Museum/Vogue) “I still have my first house.” This comes from the woman who’s portrayed […]

Recap – Dr. Elizabeth Wrigley-Field: Three Ways of Looking at Black/White Mortality Disparities in the U.S. April 10, 2025 On March 19th, the UHC was honored to host Dr. Elizabeth Wrigley-Field, a sociologist and demographer at the University of Minnesota. Dr. Wrigley-Field studies racial […]
After an outcry from scientists and health experts, federal health officials on Thursday said they would restore funding to the Women’s Health Initiative, one of the largest and longest studies of women’s health ever carried out. The findings of the W.H.I. and its randomized controlled trials have changed medical practices and helped shape clinical guidelines, […]
An American airstrike hit a densely populated area of the Yemeni capital on Sunday, killing 12 people and injuring 30, according to the health ministry of the Houthi-led government. Two witnesses who live in the capital, Sana, said that the attack struck a neighborhood near the Old City, a densely populated
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