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December 23, 2020
Indiana University Health hospital responds amid outrage after Dr. Susan Moore died of COVID-19 following complaints of mistreatment.
December 18, 2020
A D.C.-area Black doctor and ICU nurse are warning Black Americans about COVID-19's second wave in an exclusive theGrio interview.
December 14, 2020
A Black emergency-room doctor was barred from an Arizona hospital after tweeting his frustration over the lack of ICU beds.
December 3, 2020
Black Americans comprise 13% of the American population but represent only 5 percent of U.S. doctors. That needs to change…
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September 3, 2020
Billionaire Michael Bloomberg will help aspiring Black doctors with a large donation to four HBCU's it was announced this week.
April 13, 2020
There are dangerous myths that continue to spread about the coronavirus, especially in the Black community. Dr. Khadeja Johnson addresses…
April 11, 2020
Dr. Armen Henderson, a University of Miami internist who lauded for COVID-19 testing for the homeless, was handcuffed after refusing…
March 26, 2020
Black doctors are mindful of health care inequities in low-income communities and want Black patients are tested and treated well.
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December 18, 2019
A group of Black students from Tulane University’s School of Medicine posed for photos at the Whitney Plantation, a former…
July 21, 2019
Edith Jones, the first Black medical student in the South, died this week. She worked in civil rights with Dr.…
May 14, 2019
According to reports, Premier health Urgent Care is a Black-owned urgent care that has opened in Chicago's Hyde Park neighborhood.
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August 22, 2018
A new report suggests that black men are more likely to take their health seriously when they get medical care…
April 6, 2017
The 2017 Medscape Physician Compensation Report shows that black doctors are still paid less than their white counterparts, by about…
December 5, 2016
For Angel Charles, Ben Carson is no longer her inspiration, rather a disappointment...
October 18, 2016
Dr. Ashley Denmark says her credentials were repeatedly questioned when she responded to an on-board request for medical assistance.
October 14, 2016
When physician Tamika Cross shared her story of being dismissed while trying to help a man in need, many black…
October 13, 2016
Houston OBGYN Dr. Tamika Cross says a Delta Airlines crew didn't believe she was a doctor when she tried to…
October 6, 2012
The Ghanaian-American thespian shared with us what it was like to portray a part of black history that is rarely…
June 12, 2012
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A pig-tailed girl whose favorite accessory is a pink stethoscope has become a symbol of pride…
June 4, 2012
Though there has been a major concern about black women in the science and tech industries, but many have made…