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The Cruelest Kind of Heartbreak

https://videopress.com/embed/hpliCBEN?cover=1&posterUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fwordinblack.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2025%2F09%2FBobby-and-Brandon-Thumbnail-FINAL.jpeg&preloadContent=metadata&useAverageColor=1&hd=0 Trump’s tax cuts will make getting a heart transplant even harder for Black patients who already struggle to maintain Medicaid coverage. by Anissa Durham This article is...

Family Services United expands to McKeesport

STEPHANIE HILL, HOLDING THE PROCLAMATION, IS FOUNDER OF FAMILY SERVICES UNITED. (PHOTOS BY ROB TAYLOR JR.) Family Services United’s motto is “providing a supportive environment...

Don’t let pharmacy deserts swallow our communities

(TriceEdneyWire.com)—We certainly live in challenging times. Shortly before RFK Jr.’s hand-picked CDC panel met last week to abandon its COVID-19 vaccine recommendations, Senator Adam Schiff...

Are you sitting too long in your office job?

Getty Images South African study offers some health tips by Philippe Gradidge, University of the Witwatersrand Sedentary behavior can result in chronic health conditions such as obesity...

Black men continue to show their ‘vulnerable’ side during summit at the AWAACC

SOME OF THE BLACK MEN AT THE “REAL MEN, REAL TALK” SESSION, HELD, JAN. 14, AT THE AWAACC. (PHOTO BY J.L. MARTELLO) Mental and...

Take Charge of Your Health Today…Violence Prevention

Carlos. T. Carter, President and CEO of the Urban League of Greater Pittsburgh, comments on this month’s health focus on violence prevention, including how...

Strong adult relationships protect Black youth in areas affected by violence

Black youth suffer unequally from community violence, which takes a toll on their mental health. When youth experience violence directly, they face even greater...

Neighborhood Resilience Project creates stronger communities through collaboration and care

The Neighborhood Resilience Project (NRP) supports community transformations that turn trauma affected neighborhoods into healthy, healing, and vibrant places where residents can thrive.  Using a...

What’s the difference between ageing and frailty? One is inevitable – the other is not

PeopleImages.com - Yuri A/Shutterstock by ulee McDonagh, University of Wollongong and Caleb Ferguson, University of Wollongong Ageing is a normal part of the life course. It...

PAC of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc., holds community health forum

MARIAN WOODS, ROXANNE CARPENTER, JOI EDMONDS, APRIL RUSSELL (PHOTOS BY CHIEF IKHANA HAL-MAKINA) A packed room gathered on Saturday, Feb. 1,  at Rivers Casino for...

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