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Facilitating Social Transformation Through Self and Collective Healing
August 2, 2023The Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation (TRHT) Implementation Guide offers a holistic approach toward sustainable racial equity that addresses all dimensions of our being, from the intrapersonal to the interpersonal to the systemic. Bridging...
Toward Transformative Reparations
August 2, 2023On July 18, 2022, a delegation from the Global Circle for Reparations and Healing, led by Kamm Howard, a Chicago businessman and director of Reparations United, and including Dr. Ron Daniels, convenor of the National African American Reparations...
Latest Episode of NCHE Presents Released – July 20 2023
July 20, 2023On the new episode of NCHE PRESENTS: Leaders Pursuing Health Equity in America podcast (audio), Dr. J. Goosby Smith joins the podcast to discuss her work pursuing racial healing at Citadel University and in her new position as the inaugural vice...
Cedars-Sinai Faces Federal Civil Rights Investigation Over Treatment of Black Mothers
July 18, 2023"Black women are provided a standard of care below what is provided to other women who are not Black when receiving health care services related to labor and delivery.” By Marissa Evans, Los Angeles Times (Read...
How the Affirmative Action Ruling Will Hurt Health Care
July 12, 2023The recent Supreme Court ruling to end affirmative action at universities could have major consequences for the healthcare system, which is already struggling to combat racial disparities. By Lisa Jarvis, Bloomberg Opinion (Read...
Colorism Project Continues with Aim of Understanding Racism’s Roots
July 5, 2023As people of color, we must recognize that colorism is an issue that affects all of us, regardless of race. The damaging and pervasive effects of colorism in the US are particularly troubling and should be taken seriously. By: C.W. Dawson,...
Statement by Dr. Gail C. Christopher on the Supreme Court’s Destructive Affirmative Action Decision
July 3, 2023Statement by Dr. Gail C. Christopher, Executive Director, National Collaborative for Health Equity DESTRUCTIVE AFFIRMATIVE ACTION DECISION WON’T STOP EQUAL RIGHTS PROGRESS The decision by the U.S. Supreme Court to end affirmative action in...
What The Lack of Premium Grocery Stores Says About Disinvestment in Black Neighborhoods
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...
21st-Century Narrative Change with Focus on Social Media
April 2, 2023This report is directed to leaders in the health equity and racial and social justice arenas, providing a foundation for best practices and a basic roadmap for the use of social media and other digital platforms, including information on existing...
The Real Wakanda: How an East African Kingdom Changed Theodore Roosevelt and the Course of American Democracy
March 16, 2023This 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...