Photo by Daniel Schludi on Unsplash By J. K. Schmid Special to the AFRO Baltimore Mayor Brandon M. Scott’s employee COVID vaccination mandate went into effect Oct. 18. The city counts 14,000 employees on its roster, the mandate requires COVID full vaccination for every city employee or weekly COVID testing for those that refuse vaccination […]
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Local community organizations take action to prevent ‘twindemic’
By J. K. Schmid Special to the AFRO Park Heights, one of several communities in Baltimore City lagging in COVID vaccinations, continues its campaign. As temperatures drop and winter approaches, flu vaccinations have also become another priority. COVID infections make the infected more vulnerable to flu and vice-versa. Park Heights Renaissance, a community revitalization organization, […]
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Justpoint finds legal help for those harmed by medical misdiagnosis
Justpoint is a database of hundreds of thousands of past settlements which is used to determine the right lawyer to advocate for certain clients. The database works in all aspects of health care such as being prescribed the wrong medication or surgical negligence.(Stock Image by Masterfile) By Nadine Matthews Special to the AFRO While growing […]
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Yoga Thrives helps practitioners get through the pandemic
Bikram Yoga Works Founder Kendra Blackett-Dibinga leads a socially distanced, in-person class. (Courtesy Photo) By Chris Barylick Special to the AFRO The COVID-19 pandemic, by anyone’s definition, has been a slog beyond words. Since March of 2020, the world has started and stopped, opened and closed and reopened in fits and spurts, and the mental […]
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Get in touch with yourself by practicing mindfulness and meditation
Skills like practicing mindfulness and meditation are very useful during intense and uncertain times like we are experiencing today. (Photo by Black Health Matters) By Black Health Matters Meditation and mindfulness can be valuable allies at times like this. Of course, they don’t keep you free from disease. But they can help you be free(er) […]
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The power of positive affirmations
By Nicole D. Batey Special to the AFRO Black people are constantly berated by negative images and storylines in media that are oftentimes perpetuated within our own families and communities. Positive affirmations can help more of us counter the negative imagery or statements we see and hear for our well-being. According to Positivepsychology.com, positive affirmations […]
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Warrior survivor: Dr. Taleshia Chandler plans to win the fight of her life
Dr. Taleshia Chandler is a 47-year-old administrative dean in the Richmond Public School system in Virginia. After Chandler’s mammograms were mishandled by her doctors, she and her husband were shocked to learn that she had Stage 4 breast cancer. (Courtesy photo) By Mylika Scatliffe Special to the AFRO Dr. Taleshia Chandler is a 47-year-old administrative […]
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Warrior survivor: ‘No matter what life throws your way’
Nicole Watson was diagnosed with inflammatory bowel disease, a form of Crohn’s disease, when she was 16 years old. By Nicole Watson Special to the AFRO I’m a Crohn’s disease and Ostomy warrior, mother, mentor and patient advocate empowering people like myself and others battling a chronic illness. The work I do in and out […]
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I never stopped fighting
By Brent C. Trammell Special to the AFRO I became ill in Aug. 2013, diagnosed with advanced liver disease that progressed into hepatocellular carcinoma, an inoperable, terminal cancer. Over the following two years my condition worsened, but I never stopped fighting even with a prognosis of a one year life expectancy. On Oct. 17, 2015, […]
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I survived: The battered preacher’s wife
Rev. Dr. Unnia L. Pettus, PH.D. is a domestic violence and cancer survivor. (Courtesy Photo) By Rev. Dr. Unnia L. Pettus Special to the AFRO My ex-husband, who was also my pastor, and I worked for the same employer. After that position ended due to my boss losing her election, a mutual friend set us […]
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Groundbreaking ceremony begins Morgan’s new era in Health and Human Services
By Eric Addison Enthusiasm and joy were evident as the high-powered group gathered for the groundbreaking ceremony for Morgan State University’s (MSU’s) new Health and Human Services Building. The next in a series of spectacular physical additions to Morgan’s campus in Baltimore City, the 208,000-square-foot, $171-million facility is slated to open in 2024 on the […]
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Car accident turns out to be a ‘blessing in disguise’
By Nicole D. Batey Special to the AFRO At 7:30 p.m. on July 27, 2014, Rev. Dr. Jasmin “Jazz” Duckett was washing her granddaughter’s parked car in front of her Park Heights home. Suddenly, out of the corner of her eye Rev. Dr. Duckett saw a green car heading straight towards her. She thought, “Oh […]