According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the COVID-19 pandemic put extreme stress on the healthcare workforce leading to shortages, increased worker burnout, exhaustion, and trauma. These pandemic-related challenges exacerbated pre-existing workforce…
Medical exploitation of Black bodies and medical racism are part of America’s storied history. Scientific racism was invented to justify the African slave trade with European scientists of that day arguing that African men were…
The United States spends more on healthcare than other comparatively wealthy countries such as Switzerland and Germany. It is also the only developed country without a universal healthcare system with a significant number of Americans…
Popular with teens, misunderstood by adults, and highly sought after by venture capitalists, Ade Olonoh‘s Formspring was the “it” app of the 2000s. Its popularity has been compared to Snapchat today. An immediate success, Formspring…
The cybersecurity industry is growing at a remarkable pace, projected to reach a global value of $298.5 billion by 2028 as organizations face more frequent and sophisticated cyber threats. At the forefront of this industry,…
Delaware State University (DSU) is blazing a trail in collegiate branding and entrepreneurship, making history as the first historically Black college or university (HBCU) to launch its own private label clothing line and merchandise brand.…
The BlackStars Awards Gala, an annual celebration of global Black excellence, is set to honor the world’s highest-ranking mathematician, Dr. Abdon Atangana, for his groundbreaking contributions to the field of mathematics and his influence on…
A Black medical student turned content creator is working to inspire the next generation of diverse medical professionals through an animated children’s show. Joel Bervell, best known as the “Medical Mythbuster” on social media, has…
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