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March 20, 2024
Despite being outnumbered in the health and wellness fields for generations, Black women have still managed to be at the…
Mary E. Britton
August 30, 2023
A new middle school under construction in Fayette County, Kentucky, could be named after the first Black doctor.
Howard University, theGrio.com
October 16, 2022
La Roche-Posay and the Women’s Dermatological Society are supporting Howard medical students in order to increase diversity in dermatology.
October 8, 2022
Virginia schools are creating scholarships and youth pipeline programs to encourage more Black students to pursue medical careers.
May 25, 2022
A 21-year-old South Carolina woman has become the youngest Black, female graduate from Meharry Medical College.
May 1, 2022
According to the Association of American Medical Colleges, Black doctors made up just 5% of active physicians in the U.S.…
March 21, 2022
Dr. Aletha Maybank found herself the victim of threats so vile that the American Medical Association (AMA) hired a security…
March 12, 2022
The Black Directors Health Equity partnered with Deloitte Health Care to design a playbook to guide efforts to address health…
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January 28, 2022
According to the Association of American Medical Colleges, the 2021 school year started with the largest and most diverse class…
January 11, 2022
A bomb threat led to campus closure at Charles R. Drew University in Willowbrook, Calif., on Tuesday, but luckily no…
December 16, 2021
Hey, who says we're not already fresh? Ladies, here's what you need to know about caring for your vagina and…
Dr. Uché Blackstock and Dr. Oni Blackstock thegrio.com
November 8, 2021
New York doctors and twin sisters Dr. Uché Blackstock and Dr. Oni Blackstock are at the forefront of health justice.
Dr. Uché Blackstock and Nicki Minaj, theGrio.com
September 15, 2021
Dr. Uché Blackstock responds to vaccine misinformation spread by Nicki Minaj, as well as other concerns amplified by Hollywood figures.
June 18, 2021
In celebration of International Men's Health Week, Dr. Denrick Cooper offers suggestions to get Black men healthier.
Black pregnant woman x doctor
April 17, 2021
Linara Davidson Greenidge, mother of two boys, recounts how a Black doctor helped restore her faith in physicians in maternal…
Cancer
March 23, 2021
Dr. Dale Okorodudu, a Dallas-based physician, is trying to spearhead change through his “Black Men in White Coats” organization.
March 8, 2021
Dr. Arabia Mollette is proof that your past does not have to define your future. Mollette didn’t let her traumatic…
February 26, 2021
Dr. Princess Dennar was suspended after speaking out against sharing her program director job at Tulane Medicine with a white…
February 12, 2021
A host of doctors are frantically working overtime on the invitation-only app to try to combat rampant misinformation about the…
January 10, 2021
Black newborns are three times as likely to die as white newborns, but the rate is halved when delivered by…