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North Carolina Hospitals Join Others in Declaring Racism a Public Health Crisis
BY RICHARD STRADLING https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article247235884.html (Read...
In U.S. Cities, The Health Effects Of Past Housing Discrimination Are Plain To See
https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2020/11/19/911909187/in-u-s-cities-the-health-effects-of-past-housing-discrimination-are-plain-to-see By Maria Godoy Torey Edmonds has lived in the same house in an African-American neighborhood of the...
Black and Latino Renters Face Eviction, Exclusion Amid Police Crackdowns in California
https://www.latimes.com/homeless-housing/story/2020-11-19/california-housing-policies-hurt-black-latino-renters By Liam Dillon, Ben Poston, Julia Barajas Three years after his release from prison following a cocaine dealing conviction,...
Black Babies In Kansas Are Twice As Likely As White Kids To Die Before Their First Birthday
Black Babies In Kansas Are Twice As Likely As White Kids To Die Before Their First Birthday KCUR | By Nomin Ujiyediin Medical experts say social inequality and racism in medicine can be deadly for Black infants, mothers and...
Collaboartives Health Equity (CHE) Cook Count Event
Join our Collaboratives for Health Equity (CHE) Cook County team, on January 28th, as they speak on what is needed in order to change the maldistribution of money, power, and resources that produces the gross injustices and inequities we see in our...
MLK Day Statement
By Dr. Gail C. Christopher Executive Director National Collaborative for Health Equity “On this day of service and reflection, the greatest service we can render as individuals and collectively is to commit to ending racism. We have now all...
National Day of Racial Healing
Join us for a message on #RacialHealing #AmericaCanHeal 1.19.21 @1PM ET at https://nationalcollaborative.org #NationalDayRacialHealing #EndRacialDiscrimination...
Dr. Christopher Speaks at The King Center’s Beloved Community Global Summit
The King Center Presents: Beloved Community Global Summit - Day 2:...
Black Children Are 6 Times More Likely to Be Shot to Death by Police, Study Finds
By Giulia Heyward and João Costa, CNN (Read...
Culture of Health Leaders Welcomes Cohort 2020!
Culture of Health Leaders Welcomes Cohort 2020! These leaders have already accomplished remarkable things. As they begin the next chapter of their leadership journeys, we are excited to learn alongside them and work together to build a Culture of...