14+ hour, 33+ min ago   (1249+ words) Actor and singer Tatyana Ali has become an important voice in a growing movement to improve maternity health outcomes for Black and Indigenous mothers and babies by addressing systemic racism and inequity in maternity care. Ali has been calling for…...

15+ hour, 33+ min ago   (1699+ words) For generations, Black families in Wisconsin have buried babies at rates far higher than their white neighbors — a disparity that has withstood medical advances, public health initiatives and decades of promises to close the gap. Between 2015 and 2024 nearly 850 Black babies…...

14+ hour, 17+ min ago   (1249+ words) Actor and singer Tatyana Ali has become an important voice in a growing movement to improve maternity health outcomes for Black and Indigenous mothers and babies by addressing systemic racism and inequity in maternity care. Ali has been calling for…...

2+ day, 3+ hour ago   (534+ words) Houston holds a unique distinction as one of the preeminent capitals of African American economic power, cultural influence, and civic leadership in the United States. Unlike older northern enclaves where Black prosperity was historically constrained by rigid zoning and legacy…...

3+ day, 7+ hour ago   (54+ words) A room full of women on Oprah Winfrey’s new podcast erupted in applause Thursday after a doctor argued that mothers of color who killed their own children d…...

4+ day, 6+ hour ago   (182+ words) Despite centuries of systemic oppression, cultural theft, and manufactured lies, Black identity remains an undeniable source of profound honor, intrinsic value, and deep, unshakeable joy. We are judging our identity by the brilliance of our people, rather than the cruelty…...

4+ day, 16+ hour ago   (455+ words) By Crystal Good, BBG Honestly, Dr. Terri A. Berkley was the only reason I went to the West Virginia NAACP Freedom Fund Banquet in Huntington on August 14. I’ve always been in awe of her oratory skills, and I was hoping she…...

4+ day, 22+ hour ago   (962+ words) Premature birth and low birth weight are the leading causes of death for Black infants in Wisconsin. Babies born too early often require extensive neonatal intensive care. For too long, lawmakers have dragged their feet on improving outcomes for Black…...

5+ day, 5+ hour ago   (548+ words) Add us on Google One of the most difficult things to address in writing Afrilition is addressing Blackness as an identity. An identity that many have died to assert and many live with through coercive and oppressive encounters. For many…...

6+ day, 13+ hour ago   (582+ words) This story was originally published in the 2026 Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Research Review. “My work is the result of this ancestral legacy of love and struggle.” When she reflects on what first guided her toward this field, she…...