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A Black doctor died in childbirth, highlighting a tragic trend that affects pregnant women of color in the US
Dr. Chaniece Wallace, of Indiana, died after her child was born, shocking the medical community and…
Anna Medaris Miller
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The higher Black women rise in Corporate America, the less they're paid compared to men overall
Black women continue to earn less than male or female peers, and the gap only widens as they climb …
Alcynna Lloyd
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A Black doctor died from COVID-19 after she posted a video from her hospital bed saying she was being mistreated: 'This is how Black people get killed'
Dr. Susan Moore, a Black physician, died Sunday from COVID-19 after saying she was mistreated becau…
Anna Medaris Miller
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Experts are calling for an 'urgent investigation' into the high rate of pregnant women of color hospitalized with coronavirus
A new study of 427 pregnant women who were admitted to UK hospitals with COVID-19 found that 25% of…
Anna Medaris Miller
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Advocates say Latinas who make less than their white colleagues are 'screaming into the void' on Equal Pay Day
Latinas still make less than white men. This Latina Equal Pay Day, here's what experts say can be d…
Gwen Aviles
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The CEO of Spora Health on fighting bias as a startup founder and his inspirations to improve healthcare for people of color
Dan Miller started Spora Health to provide better healthcare to people of color, and his company no…
Shelby Livingston
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The 3-week strike at Frito-Lay highlights America's ugly labor problem - but one expert believes we've reached the turning point
"Employees have probably more strength than they've had in a number of years," says Jason Probst of…
Paul Constant
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The world will see a shortfall of 5 million girls over the next 10 years due to sex selective practices, study says
In 80 years, there may be a shortfall of 22 million girls born, disrupting gender balance, which ma…
Vanessa Gu
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Billionaire Ray Dalio donates $50 million to address racial and ethnic disparities in America's health system
Dalio has previously spoken out about inequality in the US, saying the American dream is "lost" due…
Marguerite Ward
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Racial disparities have reduced Black life expectancy and left more than 3 million Black families in the US with a negative net worth, warns a new McKinsey report
A new McKinsey report released this week on the eve of the Juneteenth holiday has underscored the e…
Reed Alexander
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Black people are twice as likely to get COVID-19 as white people, according to the largest analysis of its kind
A meta-analysis including more than 18 million people found Black and Asian people were disproporti…
Anna Medaris Miller
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People who live near parks and green areas "age" slower, study finds
The risk and onset of many health problems spike with age, including cardiovascular illnesses, canc…
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Challenging the massive gender imbalance on Wikipedia. Hundreds of dedicated volunteers are defying the sexists to write women back into history.
Only 18% of Wikipedia's biographies are about women. Volunteers from the 'Women in Red' project are…
Joshua Zitser
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Dr. Fauci says the coronavirus is 'shining a bright light' on 'unacceptable' health disparities for African Americans
"As some of you may know, the greater proportion of my professional career has been defined by HIV/…
Jake Lahut
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Most COVID-19 vaccines are going to white people, even though the pandemic has ravaged communities of color
State data indicates more COVID-19 shots have gone to white people, even though Black people and ot…
Shelby Livingston
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More than 200 CEOs from companies like Microsoft, Walmart, and JPMorgan unveil a new plan to address racism in America
The plan comes as the Trump administration cracks down on government trainings rooted in critical r…
Marguerite Ward
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The 'old normal' was hard on women — and we need to use the pandemic as an opportunity to fix that
A crisis creates a window of opportunity, says the senior director for gender equality at the Inter…
Kristin Kim Bart
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Black-owned businesses nearly twice as likely to close amid the coronavirus pandemic, New York Fed study finds
"These firms had weaker financial cushions, weaker bank relationships, and preexisting funding gaps…
Carmen Reinicke
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Black ministers are working to bridge worship and service to address COVID-19 disparities in their communities
CDC data shows only about 7% of those who received at least one dose of the vaccine were Black, com…
Sarah Al-Arshani
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The EU reaches its goal of fully vaccinating 70% of its adult population, but wide disparity remains across the bloc
Portugal and Denmark have more than 80% of their adult populations fully vaccinated, while Bulgaria…