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Black Women Disproportionately Impacted By Breast Cancer Costs

by Mitti Hicks September 8, 2025 Having health insurance does not necessarily protect against the financial distress Black women bear a heavy financial burden when it comes breast cancer, a disease that already affects them disproportionately. Black women already face a 40% higher breast cancer death rate than white women

Fans Booed Donald Trump Real Bad When He Pulled Up To The US Open

by Cedric ‘BIG CED’ Thornton September 8, 2025 Many fans had to wait longer to enter the stadium, missing start of men’s final, even after a late start time due to the President’s appearance The President of the United States appeared at the U.S. Open in New York City, sparking

Angel Reese Invests In TOGETHXR, A Women Athlete-Founded Media Company

by Nahlah Abdur-Rahman September 8, 2025 The WNBA all-star continues to put her money toward elevating women’s sports. Angel Reese is the latest investor in TOGETHXR, the media and e-commerce company founded by her peers in women’s sports. Reese will join the ownership cohort comprised of sports legends such as

Halle Berry Puts Pressure On Gavin Newsom To Shine The Light On Menopause

by Sharelle B. McNair September 8, 2025 Berry, her menopause advocacy company Respin Health, and supplement company Perelel Health, spearheaded a campaign, “Turn Up The Heat,” in effort for Newsom to sign AB 432, pushing for a requirement that health plans cover menopause-related treatments. Academy Award-winning actress Halle Berry has

That’s Wassup! Baltimore Boys Welcomed Back To School With Manly Handshakes

by Kandiss Edwards September 8, 2025 Baltimore Collegiate scholars were met with handshakes from men across the city to welcome them back to school. On the first day of school, boys at Baltimore Collegiate School for Boys received more than a simple “welcome back.” The young scholars were met with

Thousands Needed For Cancer Study To Improve Black Women’s Health

by Jameelah Mullen September 8, 2025 According to the American Cancer Society, Black women face significantly higher death rates and lower survival rates compared to white women. Research shows that Black women tend to have the highest death rates of any racial or ethnic group for most cancers. Last year,

Chicago churches urge calm resistance ahead of expected federal intervention

CHICAGO (AP) — The Rev. Marshall Hatch urged congregants of a prominent Black church on Chicago’s West Side to carry identification, stay connected to family and protest as the city readied for an expected federal intervention. “You need to start telling people about your whereabouts, so you don’t disappear,” Hatch said

Black Women Disproportionately Impacted By Breast Cancer Costs

by Mitti Hicks September 8, 2025 Having health insurance does not necessarily protect against the financial distress Black women bear a heavy financial burden when it comes breast cancer, a disease that already affects them disproportionately. Black women already face a 40% higher breast cancer death rate than white women

Fans Booed Donald Trump Real Bad When He Pulled Up To The US Open

by Cedric ‘BIG CED’ Thornton September 8, 2025 Many fans had to wait longer to enter the stadium, missing start of men’s final, even after a late start time due to the President’s appearance The President of the United States appeared at the U.S. Open in New York City, sparking

Angel Reese Invests In TOGETHXR, A Women Athlete-Founded Media Company

by Nahlah Abdur-Rahman September 8, 2025 The WNBA all-star continues to put her money toward elevating women’s sports. Angel Reese is the latest investor in TOGETHXR, the media and e-commerce company founded by her peers in women’s sports. Reese will join the ownership cohort comprised of sports legends such as

Halle Berry Puts Pressure On Gavin Newsom To Shine The Light On Menopause

by Sharelle B. McNair September 8, 2025 Berry, her menopause advocacy company Respin Health, and supplement company Perelel Health, spearheaded a campaign, “Turn Up The Heat,” in effort for Newsom to sign AB 432, pushing for a requirement that health plans cover menopause-related treatments. Academy Award-winning actress Halle Berry has

That’s Wassup! Baltimore Boys Welcomed Back To School With Manly Handshakes

by Kandiss Edwards September 8, 2025 Baltimore Collegiate scholars were met with handshakes from men across the city to welcome them back to school. On the first day of school, boys at Baltimore Collegiate School for Boys received more than a simple “welcome back.” The young scholars were met with

Thousands Needed For Cancer Study To Improve Black Women’s Health

by Jameelah Mullen September 8, 2025 According to the American Cancer Society, Black women face significantly higher death rates and lower survival rates compared to white women. Research shows that Black women tend to have the highest death rates of any racial or ethnic group for most cancers. Last year,

Chicago churches urge calm resistance ahead of expected federal intervention

CHICAGO (AP) — The Rev. Marshall Hatch urged congregants of a prominent Black church on Chicago’s West Side to carry identification, stay connected to family and protest as the city readied for an expected federal intervention. “You need to start telling people about your whereabouts, so you don’t disappear,” Hatch said