Diane M. Ashton, MD, MPH
This year, the fall season is accompanied by an urgent warning from the CDC of an impending “twindemic” of coronavirus disease 2019 and influenza. Continue Reading →
Tag Archives: Black women
Walgreens, CVS And Others Will Stop Locking Up ‘Multicultural’ Beauty Products
Walgreens and CVS have announced that they will stop the practice of locking up beauty and hair care products aimed at black women and women of color. Continue Reading →
Op-Ed: For Black Women, The Fight Against HIV/AIDS Still Goes On
By C. Virginia Fields
Twenty-three years ago, right when I was running for my first term as Manhattan Borough President, the HIV/AIDS community reached two very different milestones in the fight against the epidemic. Continue Reading →
Study Links Permanent Hair Dye And Straightening To Breast Cancer, Particularly Among Black Women
A new study from the National Institutes of Health finds that women who use permanent hair dye and chemical hair straighteners are at a higher risk of developing breast cancer — and the risk is particularly high for black women. Continue Reading →
The Harlem Business Alliances Annual Award Celebration 2019
The Harlem Business Alliance (HBA) states on their website that Black Women are the epitome of BLACK AMBITION. Our grandmothers could feed a family of 12 on a dime.
Yara Shahidi On What It Means For Her “To Be a Black Girl”
By Yara Shahidi for Google Arts & Culture
To be a black girl is to be one of the reasons the universe thrives.
