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‘We exist’: New Middle Eastern or North African census category helps community members feel seen
April 3, 2024By Mirna Alsharif, NBC News The addition of a Middle Eastern and North African (MENA) ethnic category to US race and ethnicity standards will finally give 8 million Americans the opportunity to accurately identify their heritage. This step...
Building a Public Health Data System that Shifts the Narrative and Amplifies Community Voice: An Interview with Michael Crawford of Howard University
February 7, 2024NCHE's executive director, Dr. Gail Christopher, interviewed Michael R. Crawford, associate dean for strategy, outreach, and innovation at Howard University College of Medicine, to discuss the public health data landscape and the importance of...
To Improve Our Health, Change Our Story
October 23, 2023Check out the recent article by Word in Black, "To Improve Our Health, Change Our Story," which features Dr. Gail C. Christopher and her work to change the narrative surrounding race in America to improve the health outcomes of Black people. By...
Using vs. Watching: How Documentaries The Raising of America and Unnatural Causes Have Engaged Communities
October 26, 2016Tuesday, November 01, 2016 12:30 PM - 02:00 PM, CCC, Room #403 Session 4216.0 Using vs. Watching: How the Documentaries The Raising of America and Unnatural Causes Have Engaged...
50 Years Later – President Johnson’s Commencement Speech at Howard: The State of African-American Families
May 27, 2015Please join the National Collaborative for Health Equity, the Howard University School of Social Work and School of Law - for a forum to highlight the significant accomplishments and resilience of African-American men and Black...