In addition to the prolonged pain and suffering endured by sickle cell patients, a Washington University School of Medicine study has concluded that there could be a significant impact on cognitive ...

Disparity" is a term that is often stated, but rarely solved-especially for Black women. For generations, the intersection of ...

To young and old today who want to make a change, Rita Omokha proclaims, “Tell yourself you can — and watch yourself prove it ...

The Monroe family, 19th century Black California pioneers, rose from slavery to become landowners in Coloma, California.

Jo Ann Clark founded the Thinking College Early Fair and for the past 20 years, she has taken more than one thousand young Black students on a tour of Historically Black Colleges and Universities or ...

Southern is not only Louisiana’s largest producer of Black nurses but also ranks among the top three nationwide and leads the country in producing Black male nurses. Statistics from the National ...

The first Black woman to join the U.S. Army Nurse Corps after the military was desegregated in the 1940s has died. She was 104. Nancy Leftenant-Colon, who retired as a major and died earlier this ...

Clear Thinking firmed to the top of Country Championships betting at $6 with TAB after her outstanding first-up win but trainer Paul Messara is prepared to sacrifice that big purse to chase black ...

The first Black woman to join the U.S. Army Nurse Corps after the military was desegrated in the 1940s has died. She was 104. Nancy Leftenant-Colon, who retired as a major and died earlier this ...

(US Air Force Historical Support Office via AP) This 1940’s family handout photograph shows retired U.S. Army Nurse Corps Major Nancy Leftenant-Colon, at center. Leftenant-Colon, who was the first ...

This late 1940's photo provided by the US Air Force Historical Support Office shows retired U.S. Army Nurse Corps Major Nancy Leftenant-Colon. (US Air Force Historical Support Office via AP) ...