by NIAAH Editors | Jun 7, 2022 | NIAAH Scholars
Ivan Martinez, West Virginia University In an amazing twist of fate, the aggressive cervical cancer tumor that killed Henrietta Lacks, a 31-year old African American mother, became an essential tool that helped the biomedical field flourish in the 20th century. As a...
by NIAAH Editors | May 16, 2022 | Our Health
Loren Henderson, University of Maryland, Baltimore County I spent the 2020 spring break week setting up to teach my college courses online while helping to care for my 14-month-old grandchild, whose daycare had closed. At the same time, I couldn’t help thinking, being...
by NIAAH Editors | Apr 28, 2022 | Our Health
Neil Roberts, Williams College It took less than a nanosecond before The Slap was seen around the world. It took a little longer – about two weeks – before the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences decided to ban Will Smith from appearing at another Oscar awards...
by NIAAH Editors | Apr 28, 2022 | NIAAH Scholars
Melba Newsome April 1, 2022 Three years ago, Lauren Bryant was walking across Appalachian State University’s campus with several other Black students when they were verbally assaulted with a racist tirade. “This guy in a pickup truck stopped at the light, rolled down...
by NIAAH Editors | Apr 28, 2022 | NIAAH Scholars
Lynn Gardner, Morehouse School of Medicine Few things are more challenging than trying to vaccinate a terrified and uncooperative child. I have seen children wedge themselves into a corner and refuse to budge. I have seen them thrash and yell. And I have seen them sit...
by NIAAH Editors | Apr 28, 2022 | Our Health
Cara Anthony November 29, 2021 When Ashlee Wisdom launched an early version of her health and wellness website, more than 34,000 users — most of them Black — visited the platform in the first two weeks. “It wasn’t the most fully functioning platform,” recalled Wisdom,...
by NIAAH Editors | Apr 12, 2022 | Our Health
Jada Pinkett Smith has spoken about her struggles with hair loss. Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic Danita Peoples, Wayne State University The Oscar slap that overshadowed the Academy Awards ceremony was sparked by a joke about Jada Pinkett Smith’s lack of hair – with husband...
by NIAAH Editors | Mar 18, 2022 | Our Health
Stacy Potts, UMass Chan Medical School The Conversation is running a series of dispatches from clinicians and researchers operating on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic. You can find all of the stories here. I don a gown, gloves and a mask to enter the...
by NIAAH Editors | Mar 15, 2022 | Our Health
Alex Smith, KCUR March 11, 2022 If you or someone you know is in crisis, call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255 or text HOME to the Crisis Text Line at 741741.When Russell and Sharis Lewis want to unwind, they pack up their guns and drive from...
by Dr Gregory Hall | Mar 10, 2022 | Our Health
Better Black Health with Dr. Greg Hall reviews the latest health issues related to health in the Black community. From heart disease to diabetes, Better Black Health takes on the problems and suggests solutions. The podcast is on Spotify and Google Podcasts. People...
