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Stacker examines just some of the struggles and triumphs African Americans have had each year over the last century.

January 4, 2022 - More than 1 million Americans have died of COVID-19. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and Departments of Public Health report that nearly 34,000 of those

More than 1 million Americans have died of COVID-19. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and Departments of Public Health report that nearly 34,000 of those deaths have occurred here in Georgia and nearly 1000 people have died from COVID in Chatham County. Although COVID is now considered endemic, that simply means its presence

Experts in the HIV field agree that that lack of trust contributes to people of color facing much higher rates of infection and death related to the disease.

Rochelle Walensky, the head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the national public health agency, is under fire after tweeting an

CDC Director Rochelle Walensky's tweet Wednesday drawing attention to the 50th anniversary of a dark episode in the medical establishment's history is having the unintended effect of putting a spotlight on her agency's latest malfeasance.

The history of Black America, and the impact of that history, are familiar ground for the American bestselling writer Dolen Perkins-Valdez. Her first novel, “Wench,” followed four enslaved women who

Wonder why Black Americans dont trust our public health regime?

CDC Director Rochelle Walensky honored Wednesday the "suffering and sacrifice" of more than 600 men who were experimented on without their consent.

Between 2000 and 2020, nearly 80% of clinical trial participants were white. The underrepresentation of diverse racial and ethnic groups is not new,...