At Jaja's salon, stories are told, dramas unfold, jokes fly, and immaculate hairstyles tower. Tony-nominated ...

A race-based method for calculating kidney function resulted in many Black patients being lower on the transplant waitlist ...

Research shows communities of color face disproportionate impact from air pollution, with Black Americans experiencing ...

Glaucoma is a complex group of eye diseases that lead to progressive dam- age to the optic nerve, often associated with increased intraocular pressure (IOP). It is one of the leading causes of ...

Flowers have long been a powerful form of expression in African American culture, carrying deep meanings in celebrations, ...

Black History figures everyone should know about For too many years, history books have focused on the achievement of White ...

Jessica Matthews raises awareness of deadly cancer outcomes for Black people while sharing intimate moments, losing her hair ...

But while Black mental health needs are acute, the percentage of clinical psychologists in the U.S. who are Black is 4%. The ...

Morgiane, perhaps the oldest opera by a Black American, finally receives its full public performance, shedding light on the forgotten heyday of opera in New Orleans.

Black American music is music of the spirit, a profound diversity of lessons to be enjoyed. Never duplicated but often imitated, its drumbeats are heartbeats of the inner person that ignites ...

Gerald Norwood is a Wichita collector of "African Americana" — letters, legal papers and other artifacts of the black ...

In the town that Olutosin Adesogan grew up in, disparities were on full display. On one side of Main Street, a plethora of ...