Groundbreaking study reveals the impact of race and gender on well-educated African-American expectant mothers
Atlanta, GA (BlackNews.com) -- While many medical researchers and social theorists have most often focused on the plight of underclass...
Health, Beauty and Fitness
Sec’y of State Jesse White visits Stroger Hospital to encourage organ/tissue donation
 Joined by Commissioner Steele, a Kidney Recipient and Cook County Health System CEO  Illinois Secretary of State Jesse...
1 year after mental health clinic closures protesters tell Mayor Emanuel “It’s time to heal Chicago”
Mental Health Movement asks Mayor to replace retiring therapists, re-open closed clinics, work on plan to heal Chicago   While...
Jesse White joins Salem Baptist Church on Sunday to push Organ/Tissue Registration Drives
It is hoped to be one of the largest single day Organ/Tissue Donation Registration Drives Illinois Secretary of State Jesse...
More than 957,000 Illinoisans will be eligible for New Health Insurance Premium Tax Credits in 2014
New Report provides County-Specific Breakdown of Tax Credit Eligibility by Income, Age, Race and Ethnicity, Employment Status Washington, D.C.— A...
New Report details how many Illinoisans will qualify for new Health Insurance Tax Credits in 2014
Report Set for April 4, 2013 release will provide County-Specific Breakdown of Tax Credit Eligibility by Income, Age, Race and...
Sec’y of State Jesse White unveils new Organ/Tissue Donation Campaign featuring donor advocate who died waiting for a Kidney
Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White urged all Illinoisans to join the state’s Organ/Tissue Donor Registry following the unveiling of...
Prostate Cancer Rally to reach one million persons on Father’s Day
The largest effort ever to focus on Black America Nationwide (BlackNews.com) -- The Prostate Health Education Network (PHEN) is launching...
First Lady Michelle Obama kicks off MomsRising.org’s “Food Power” Conference with video appeal to fight childhood obesity
Grassroots group kicks off National Nutrition Month with screening of award-winning film "Soul Food Junkies" New York, NY (BlackNews.com) --...
NBNA Scholarship Program For Black Nurses
Deadline is April 15, 2013 Nationwide -- The NBNA Scholarship Program offers 14 scholarships each year to students pursuing a...
