Blacks More Likely to Die From Cancer
Study finds that while African-Americans are less likely to develop cancer, Blacks are more likely ...
Racial Segregation Linked to Lung Cancer Deaths
Study: African-Americans who live in an area that is predominately Black have a higher change of dy...
Low-Income Black Men Have Highest AIDS-Related Death Rates
A new study found that African-Americans, especially males with little education and who live at or...
Suicide and Black Men
The apparent suicide of Soul Train host Don Cornelius raises awareness of Black suicide, which, whi...
Black Women’s Maternal Mortality Rates at Ridiculous High
The rate at which Black women are dying while trying to have children now rivals those in developin...
Infant Mortality Way Down for Black Women in North Carolina
For the time in the North Carolina's history, infant mortality rates are at an all-time low. Accord...
Report: South Africa’s Maternal Death Rate More Than Quadruples in 10 Years
Though the nation can boast a variety of economic advantages in comparison with the rest of the con...
N.C. Judge Commutes 3 Death Sentences; Cites Bias
A North Carolina judge on Thursday commuted the death sentences of three convicted killers, includi...
Hunger Rates Similar Between Blacks in America and in African Nations
One in three people in Black America have difficulty feeding their families. And nearly the same am...
Bin Laden's Death Bumps Obama's Approval Rate
After the killing of bin Laden, President Obama enjoys higher job approval ratings....
Scott Calls for Increased Focus on Programs to Lower Black Incarceration Rates
Rep. Bobby Scott says more money is wasted on incarceration than on programs to set and keep youth ...
Report: Central Harlem Has Highest Death Rate in NYC
Neighborhoods in Harlem New York have the highest death rates in the entire city, according to a ne...
New Jersey’s Black Babies at Higher Risk
The infant mortality rate for Black babies in New Jersey during the first year of life is more than...
2 in Custody in Connection to Chicago Teen's Death
Two men were taken into custody Sunday as "persons of interest" in the fatal shooting of 15-year-ol...
Gun Violence Deaths on the Rise Among Youth
Firearm patients 10 times more likely to die than those in car accidents....
Child mortality rates up in Africa despite UN push
Child mortality rates up in Africa despite UN push...
Hoped-for drop in childbirth deaths not happening
Hoped-for drop in childbirth deaths not happening...
Commentary: Black Women Can Lower Breast Cancer Risk
A new study shows that Black women can drastically narrow the breast cancer disparity between thems...
UN: Cholera Eases in Haiti But Rural Deaths High
Haiti's cholera outbreak appears to be diminishing nationwide but the death rate in rural areas rem...
Cancer Deaths Decline
Cancer deaths are declining. But what about in the Black community?...
