Elaine Welteroth and Serena Williams Launch birthFUND to Support Maternal Health
Elaine Welteroth is on a mission to safeguard maternal health one birth at a time. This week (which also happens to be Black Maternal Health Week), the mother, journalist, and TV host launched birthFUND, a fund that supports families in the U.S. who can’t afford the out-of-pocket costs of midwifery care. “It all started with […]
Dr. James D. Griffin Becomes First Black President of Medical Staff at Formerly Segregated Hospital Where He Was Born 60 Years Ago
Things have come full-circle for him. James D. Griffin, MD has a literal lifelong connection with Parkland Memorial Hospital in Texas. He was born there in 1958 in a then-segregated labor and delivery wing. Now, nearly 60 years later, Dr. Griffin will walk the hospital halls as the first Black President of medical staff. “To […]
NCAT Alumna Opens First Black-Owned Ultrasound Studio in Greensboro
Courtney Hall is passionate about families. After graduating from North Carolina A&T University, Hall dedicated her career to mental health and clinical social work, balancing her roles as a wife and mother of three boys. Now she’s making the health of Black women and mothers her number one priority by opening Bump Baby Bliss, the […]
Detroit People’s Food Co-Op to Open Black-Led Grocery Store
They hope to help solve food insecurity. A Black-led grocery store, the Detroit People’s Food Co-Op (DPFC), is slated to open its doors in early 2024, Outlier Media reports. The 31,000-square-foot, two-story building, located in the historic North End at 8324 Woodward Avenue, is a component of the Detroit Food Commons (DFC) project. The DFC […]
Two Black Congresswomen Are Responsible for FDA’s Proposed Ban of Hair Relaxers with Formaldehyde
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is planning to propose a ban on certain hair-straightening products, such as chemical relaxers and pressing products, reports NBC News. The reason for the ban is that certain products have been linked to health risks, according to an entry in the Unified Agenda. The attention brought to these possibly […]
Texas Nurse Makes History as First Black Woman Inducted Into Academy of Emergency Nurses
After 23 years of hard work in the field of nursing, Shawntay Harris earned a prestigious honor — induction into the Academy of Emergency Nurses. The program, which was founded in 2004, spotlights nurses who have made significant contributions to the nursing industry, KXXV reports. And when she began reviewing the academy’s existing members, Harris […]
6 Sisters Pursue Nursing School Together After Experiencing Homelessness for a Decade
The Lawrence sisters are not letting their difficult childhoods hold them back! The six eldest Lawrence sisters are currently planning on becoming nurses after spending 10 years experiencing homelessness as kids. The sisters range in age from 19 to 25. And this past August the sisters enrolled in a master’s program in public health at […]
The Black Farmer Fund Raises $11 Million for Black-Owned Food and Agriculture Businesses
The Black Farmer Fund is making a difference for food and agriculture businesses. BFF, a community-led investment fund for Black-owned agricultural and food businesses, recently announced that it has raised $11 million, per a news release shared with Essence. The accomplishment is part of a larger goal to raise $20 million for the BFF Fund […]
Black-Owned Grocery Store Opens in Indianapolis Food Desert
The Black-owned full-service grocery store, Indy Fresh Market, is now open in Indianapolis! The store is located at 6160 E. 38th Street near Sheridan Avenue, WISH TV reports. And with its opening, community members now have a place to buy food in what was previously considered a food desert in Indianapolis. Indy Fresh Market will […]
First Black-Owned Detroit Grocery Store in Almost a Decade Opens in Historic Business District
The east side of Detroit is welcoming the launch of an exciting new business — a Black-owned grocery store. The Neighborhood Grocery is owned by Detroit native Raphael Wright and is located in the Jefferson-Chalmers neighborhood. The grocery store celebrated its soft launch on October 8. Wright launched the grocery to help address the needs […]