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WYSO In this edition of The Race Project, a conversation between Anthony and Abbey Pettiford, who are in an interracial marriage and expecting their first child. Transcript (edited lightly for length and clarity): Anthony Pettiford: My name is Anthony Pettiford, I am 30 years old, I am multiracial, I am an artist. I live in Dayton, Ohio. Abbey Pettiford: Im Abbey Pettiford. I am white and I have lived in downtown Dayton for the last ten years. Anthony Pettiford: To my knowledge that we are the...

Local Dentist Blesses Shreveport-Bossier with the Grace Project Get our free mobile app If youve been blessed with a beautiful smile and access to dental care your entire life, count yourself as fortunate. Your smile is everything. Not only does it have the ability to brighten someones day, but its also important to your overall health. Unfortunately, not everyone has the ability to get cleanings and checkups every six months. Your smile may not be all it can be because of a lack of insurance o...

Some Bucks County officials discouraged Doylestown Borough from moving forward on its proposed ordinance to decrease penalties for small amount of marijuana possession but the council advanced the measure. “We know that regarding drug use, greater exposure and availability, plus lower perceived risk … equal an increase in use, and I know that is not your goal," Diane Rosati, executive director of the Bucks County Drug and Alcohol Commission, told the  borough council at its meeting Monday...

The Movement to Go Flat More women are choosing to have single or double mastectomies without reconstructive surgery after breast cancer diagnoses. When Pittsburgh resident Kim Bowles was thirty-five, she was diagnosed with breast cancer. After researching her options, she decided to travel to the Cleveland Clinic in Ohio, two-and-a-half hours away from her home, because the hospital was known for its interdisciplinary approach to medicine. “I knew that the first step was to get what happe...

In the last two years, suicides, sexual assaults, home invasions and other violent acts have been tied to methamphetamine use, DA Matt Weintraub said.

Falls police have launched a new program aimed at getting those suffering from substance abuse the help they might need. In mid-February, the department began having two certified recovery specialists go along with officers to overdose and substance abuse calls. Their goal is to connect those who need help with the appropriate treatment services and provide necessary follow-up. “You know it’s a unique opportunity for us to get assistance to people who are in need," Chief Nelson Whitney said...

In the face of new waves of deaths, including those that precipitated the Black Lives Matter movement, the world is reawakening to the power of racism to kill people. These are problems have been there for centuries, but are now called pandemics — pandemics of murder, of disease and of social inequality. The Effects of Race Project at the Stellenbosch Institute for Advanced Study started in 2013. The goal of a team of academics was to better understand the “everydayness of race” and how r...

Racism has a physical impact on the black body 13 Feb 2021 We now know in greater and more disturbing detail how racism affects health and often leads to early death. (Madelene Cronjé) I began to write this essay in January 2020 ­— and it feels like years ago. The issues I wanted to raise are no longer even partly hidden. The effects of racism on the body, especially the black body, are in plain sight. Most of these problems have been there for centuries, but are now called pandemics. Pande...

Between Friends Outreach, an all-volunteer group that helps neighbors in crisis across Bucks and Montgomery counties, has opened a home named in honor of the man who inspired the groups creation.   Jerrys Place opened last week as a refuge and temporary home for men, who typically are last in line for a shelter bed and "are often out in the cold the longest," said Tara Grippi Stoop, founder of the Doylestown-based nonprofit.   "Jerrys Place is a healing house, a safe, comfortable plac...

ANALYSIS: Racism has a physical impact on the body – here’s how This article first appeared on The Conversation. I began to write this essay in January 2020, what feels like years ago. The issues I wanted to raise are no longer even partly hidden. The effects of racism on the body, especially the black body, are in plain sight. Most of these problems have been there for centuries, but are now called pandemics. Pandemics of murder, of disease and of social inequality. In the face of new wave...