High blood pressure plagues many Black Americans. Combined with COVID, it’s catastrophic VIEW
In a nation plagued by high blood pressure, Black people are more likely to suffer from it — and so, in the time of COVID-19,...
Black children are more likely to have asthma. A lot comes down to where they live VIEW
Black children are more likely to have asthma than kids of any other race in America. Racist housing laws in America's past are a big...
A lifetime of racism makes Alzheimer’s more prevalent in Black Americans VIEW
Black Americans are more likely than white Americans to develop Alzheimer’s disease. Structural racism is part of the cause, and if often affects care and...
Why do so many Black women die in pregnancy? One reason: Doctors don’t take them seriously WATCH
Black women in the U.S. are nearly three times more likely to die during pregnancy or delivery than any other race. Their babies are more...
5 takeaways from AP’s series on health disparities impacting Black Americans
The Associated Press spent a year examining how racial health disparities have impacted generations of Black Americans.