Tuskegee Syphilis Study

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Peter Buxton, San Francisco, Tuskegee study whistleblower, TheGrio.com
July 16, 2024
Buxtun is revered as a hero for his role in bringing to light the most notorious medical research scandal in…
Lillie Tyson Head, theGrio.com
July 25, 2022
On July 25, 1972, Associated Press investigative reporter Jean Heller broke the news about the Tuskegee Syphilis Study.
Men included in a syphilis study in Tuskegee, Alabama
July 24, 2022
Fifty years ago, the Tuskegee Syphilis Study was exposed. But we’re still dealing with medical racism today.
June 11, 2022
The Milbank Memorial Fund is apologizing to descendants of Tuskegee experiment victims for its racist role in the deadly study.
June 30, 2021
A new ad campaign launched Wednesday with relatives of men who unwittingly became part of the Tuskegee experiment wants to…
COVID vaccine thegrio.com
December 23, 2020
This week on the 'What’s In it For Us?' Podcast, our hosts examine Black America is still reluctant to get…
December 17, 2020
A study says 35 percent of Blacks would "probably not" or "definitely not" take a coronavirus vaccine, even if it…