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What The Lack of Premium Grocery Stores Says About Disinvestment in Black Neighborhoods

What The Lack of Premium Grocery Stores Says About Disinvestment in Black Neighborhoods

Articles, Food Security Agriculture, Racial Equity | April 18 2023

"Premium grocery stores are less likely to be located in Black-majority neighborhoods, regardless of the average household income of those neighborhoods," furthering the devaluation of black communities and disparities in access to healthy...

The Real Wakanda: How an East African Kingdom Changed Theodore Roosevelt and the Course of American Democracy

The Real Wakanda: How an East African Kingdom Changed Theodore Roosevelt and the Course of American Democracy

Articles, Racial Healing Relationship Building | March 16 2023

This article illustrates the arch of the history of people of color and how it predates encounters with colonizers and enslavers. It is a fascinating missing piece of history that affirms humanity and depicts one of many advanced African societies...

Latinos Are An Economic Force But They Still Face Disparities

Latinos Are An Economic Force But They Still Face Disparities

Articles, Racial Equity | March 15 2023

The economic growth of the Latino population is a driving force in the American economy, but Latinos continue to be extensively underserved. Their contributions to the U.S. economy must be recognized, and paths to eliminate barriers they face...

Latest Episode of NCHE Presents Released

Latest Episode of NCHE Presents Released

Announcements, Podcast | March 15 2023

NEW EPISODE OF NCHE PRESENTS: LEADERS PURSUING HEALTH EQUITY IN AMERICA: LEARN HOW AINKA JACKSON HELPS BRING RACIAL HEALING TO SELMA On the new NCHE PRESENTS: Leaders Pursuing Health Equity in America podcast (audio), Ainka Jackson, founding...

The Hidden History of What Happened to Thousands of Black Midwives in the South

The Hidden History of What Happened to Thousands of Black Midwives in the South

| March 7 2023

Black midwives in the 1900s who worked throughout the south providing reproductive needs birthed our nation. Today, groups are working nationwide to improve the Black midwife workforce. By Anna Claire Vollers, Reckon (Read...

Statement from President Joe Biden on Action to Lower Insulin Costs

Statement from President Joe Biden on Action to Lower Insulin Costs

Health Medical Care, Press Release | March 3 2023

Eli Lilly & Co., a pharmaceutical company that produces insulin, has announced that it will cap out-of-pocket costs for insulin at $35 a month for all Americans, regardless of their insurance status. This move comes after President Joe Biden...

Native Americans Struggle To Obtain Credit: A Close Analysis Of Native American Mortgage Lending From 2018-2021

Native Americans Struggle To Obtain Credit: A Close Analysis Of Native American Mortgage Lending From 2018-2021

Articles, Housing | February 28 2023

Native Americans continue to be disproportionately underrepresented in the U.S. economy, and barriers to mortgage loans perpetuate this inequity. By Jason Richardson, NCRC (Read...

For Black History Month, A Look at What Black Americans Say is Needed to Overcome Racial Inequality

For Black History Month, A Look at What Black Americans Say is Needed to Overcome Racial Inequality

Articles, Racial Equity | February 16 2023

Understanding the needs of marginalized people is essential to overcome racial inequality.   By Jens Manuel Krogstad and Kiana Cox, Pew Research Center (Read...

New Episode of NCHE Presents Released

New Episode of NCHE Presents Released

Announcements, Podcast | February 7 2023

NEW EPISODE OF NCHE PRESENTS: LEADERS PURSUING HEALTH EQUITY IN AMERICA: LEARN HOW AUTHENTIC ENGAGEMENTS IMPACT RACIST BELIEFS & BEHAVIOR  On the new NCHE PRESENTS: Leaders Pursuing Health Equity in America podcast (audio), Angela Waters...

Historic Funding to Boost Housing, Health Care for Native Tribes

Historic Funding to Boost Housing, Health Care for Native Tribes

Articles, Housing | February 6 2023

Native American tribes across the US tapping into about $20 billion in pandemic relief for economic and social recovery project is but a fraction of the resources, lands and traditions that was stolen from them. By Sri Taylor, Bloomberg (Read...