By Genoa Barrow, Word in Black Women’s Empowerment, a nationally-recognized resource for Sacramento folk experiencing homelessness, is set to graduate its latest group of participants this month. When Shanitra Brown walks across the stage, she’ll be supported by her four children. Her cheering section ranges in age from four to 12 years old. The oldest, […]
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Here’s why you should try cold exposure therapy
By Anissa Durham, Word In Black Black folks are talking about mental health more often, but the price and access to talk therapy and medication are common barriers for our community. Cryotherapy, or any kind of cold exposure, is becoming a low-cost option for stress relief, anxiety, and depression. Submerging yourself in an ice bath, […]
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Three-time Olympian and National Wrestling Hall of Famer Kenny Monday to rebuild Morgan State wrestling program
By Jamila Bey, Word In Black NCAA Division I, Varsity-level men’s wrestling is coming back to Morgan State University after a 25-year hiatus. Led by Kenny Monday, the first Black wrestler in history to win an Olympic gold medal, the program’s return will mark Morgan State as the only HBCU to offer NCAA Division I […]
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Madam C. J. Walker barbie doll now available
By Brenda C. Siler, Word in Black Madam C. J. Walker’s status as an entrepreneur, philanthropist and activist has long been a model for aspiring Black business owners. On August 24, she became a model too- a doll in the image of Madam premiered as part of Mattel’s “Barbie – Inspiring Women Series.” According to […]
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A back-to-school letter to my daughter
By Rashaad Thomas, Word In Black News about school shootings, achievement gaps, the digital divide, COVID-19, and monkeypox inundate us daily. Watching my 7-year-old daughter walk onto her school campus for her first day of second grade makes not worrying about all that extremely difficult. My wife and I struggled with the decision to send […]
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Hepatitis in the Black community: find out who’s at risk
By Alexa Spencer, Word in Black It’s estimated that millions of Americans are living with hepatitis. But while the inflammatory liver condition can affect anyone, Black people are more likely to die from it — and structural inequities have a lot to do with this. Adrienne Simmons, director of programs at the National Viral Hepatitis […]
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Boost now or wait? Many wonder how best to ride out COVID’s next wave
By Sam Whitehead and Arthur Allen, Kaiser Permanente for Word in Black Gwyneth Paige didn’t want to get vaccinated against COVID-19 at first. With her health issues — hypertension, fibromyalgia, asthma — she wanted to see how other people fared after the shots. Then her mother got colon cancer. “At that point, I didn’t care […]
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#WordinBlack: Paving the way for Black entrepreneurs in esports
By Jodi B. Jiles, Word in Black African Americans may enjoy playing games and buying games and consoles, but we are not necessarily represented in the industry as developers, event coordinators or chief marketing officers. Esposure CEO Danny Martin is an exception. In 2017, he founded the global esports technology company with an education to […]
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Fighting monkeypox, sexual health clinics are underfunded and ill-equipped
By Liz Szabo and Lauren Weber, By Kaiser Permanente for Word in Black Clinics that treat sexually transmitted diseases — already struggling to contain an explosive increase in infections such as syphilis and gonorrhea — now find themselves on the front lines in the nation’s fight to control the rapidly growing monkeypox outbreak. After decades […]
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The SacTown Lady Golfers get in the swing of things
By Genoa Barrow, Word in Black Relaxation and recognition are the names of the game for a group of local women who golf together and acknowledge those who tore down doors for them to do so. The SacTown Lady Golfers recently paid tribute to Dr. Charlie Sifford, the first Black player on the PGA Tour. […]
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Las Vegas Raiders name the NFL’s first Black woman team president
The hiring of attorney Sandra Douglass Morgan builds on team’s impressive record of fostering diversity By Antonio Harvey, Word in Black Nevada attorney Sandra Douglass Morgan was appointed as president of the Las Vegas Raiders’ team on July 7. She’s the first Black woman to hold such a title in the National Football League. The […]
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PrEP has protected folks from HIV for 10 years, why aren’t Black people accessing it?
By Alexa Spencer, Word in Black When PrEP (pre-exposure prophylaxis) was released onto the market a decade ago, it was one of the greatest medical advances in the history of HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) — and it still is. If used properly, the prescription medicine can reduce a person’s chances of contracting HIV from sex […]