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Improving the health of African Americans in the USA: an overdue opportunity for social justice Allan S. Noonan Hector Eduardo Velasco-Mondragon and Fernando A. Wagner Public Health Reviews201637:12 https://doi.org/10.1186/s40985-016-0025-4 © The Author(s). 2016 Published: 3 October 2016 In 1928, Louis Israel Dublin wrote “An improvement in Negro health, to the point where it would compare favorably with that of the white race, would at one stroke […]
credit: https://www.worlddiabetesfoundation.org/projects/india-wdf15-941 Diabetic Foot Care If your toes are tingly, cracked or sore, if your feet are numb, cold or prone to infection, you could have diabetes-related foot problems. One study found that as many as 50 percent of people with diabetes have nerve damage to their feet. Inspect your feet Protect them from extreme temperatures […]
What is the best diet to follow? Some general rules to follow for good health include eating less sodium and sugars, add more whole grains and fiber, eat colorful fruits and vegetables, don’t smoke, and exercise. According to US News, here are the best diets of 2017: the DASH diet for heart health the Mediterranean […]
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Most Americans Oppose White Supremacists, But Many Share Their Views: Poll A new poll asked Americans about racism after the violence in Charlottesville. By Sarah Ruiz-Grossman A new poll in the wake of the violence in Charlottesville, Virginia, finds that while Americans widely say they oppose racism and white nationalism, many still appear to hold […]
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/ex-cons-unfairly-barred-jobs-ban-box-proponents-say-yes/ Connecticut Becomes the Third Jurisdiction in 2016 to “Ban the Box” BY JENNIFER L. MORA, PHILIP GORDON, AND MATTHEW CURTIN ON JUNE 3, 2016 On June 1, 2016, Connecticut Governor Dannel Malloy signed a bill into law that prohibits most employers from requesting criminal history information on an initial employment application. Connecticut’s new “ban-the-box” […]
https://d1n0c1ufntxbvh.cloudfront.net/photo/c91deb14/25887/740x/ found at https://www.themarshallproject.org/2017/09/13/from-prison-to-ph-d-the-redemption-and-rejection-of-michelle-jones From Prison to PhD.: The Redemption and Rejection of Michelle Jones By ELI HAGER SEPT. 13, 2017 Michelle Jones was released last month after serving more than two decades in an Indiana prison for the murder of her 4-year-old son. The very next day, she arrived at New York University, a promising Ph.D. student […]
Restoring the Social Justice Identity of the Black Church By Robert S. Harvey “Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy-laden, and I will give you rest” (Matthew 11:28). In the days of past, the clarion call and mission of the black church was two-fold: it served as a beacon of hope for the […]
courtesy of kalamu.com [Christmas, the day after, in 2004, following the presidential re-election of George W. Bush.] I am staring out of the window in an extremely dark mood, feeling helpless. Then a friend, a fellow artist, calls to wish me happy holidays. He asks, “How are you?” And instead of “Oh, fine — […]
Organic? Not Always Necessary Everyone is advertising organic foods these days, but organics come at a higher price. For example, in my local supermarket, organic bananas are $0.20 more per pound than non-organic bananas. Which foods are worth buying organnic? Meats like beef, pork and poultry Berries Apples Greens like collards, kale, spinach Coffee Tomatoes […]
My Brother’s Keeper Alliance Hartford My Brother’s Keeper Alliance (MBKA) Hartford needs your help. We are in need of mentors for boys and young men of color and would like you to partner during #100 Mentors Challenge Weekend. We are reaching out to people of faith and asking that you challenge your members to sign up and […]
Mr. Trump’s comments drew strongly negative reactions on Twitter from many historians, who condemned his “false equivalence” between the white nationalists and the counterprotesters. But “where does it stop?” — and what counts as erasing history — is a question scholars and others have asked, in much more nuanced ways, as calls have come to […]
potassium is a mineral that helps cells work the way they should it helps prevent kidney stones it helps get rid of sodium (salt) and makes your blood vessels work more easily bananas, oranges, and prunes (dried plums) have it if you don’t have enough, you can get muscle cramps
10 Ways White Liberals Perpetuate Racism By George Sachs, Psy.D. 09/01/2015 03:03 pm ET | Updated Sep 01, 2016 … Microinvalidations are momentary acts that serve to invalidate the very people of color we care about. These unconscious interactions perpetuate the hopelessness many African-Americans, Latinos, Native Americans, and other people of color, feel in this country.Many of you […]