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The Godly Way This Black Doctor Introduces New Babies To the World Will Make You Cry
“This is the type of doctor you want. You can tell he cares deeply about his job,” wrote one TikTok user
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Black Chicago Girl Who Went to College at 10 Just Earned Another Amazing Feat
The Chicago teen is the youngest student to earn a doctoral degree in integrated behavioral health from ASU.
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The First Black Dr. Who Debuts In the Holiday Special ‘The Church On Ruby Road’
Fire up Disney+! On its 60th anniversary, Ncuti Gatwa becomes the 15th Time Lord in the long-running sci-fi series. That’s what’s Black on TV this week.
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Ava DuVernay Receives Honorary Doctorate from Yale—and Yes, Her Mom Is Now Calling Her 'Dr. DuVernay'
Acclaimed filmmaker Ava DuVernay once helmed a film about Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.—and now she can add a similar honorific to her name. Esteemed Ivy League institution Yale University recently named this year’s honorary doctorate degree recipients and Ava is one of them! The award-winning director (Selma, 13th, When They See Us) has now…
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Black Woman Dies After Waiting Hours in ER for Help
It is often suggested that women, especially black women, go ignored and/or unseen due to implicit bias in the American healthcare system. Such may have been the case for Tashonna Ward, a 25-year-old daycare teacher from Milwaukee who died Jan. 2 while trying to find a doctor to help her, USA Today reports. Ward waited…
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Mich. Man Survives Gunshot to Start Residency at Same Hospital Where Doctors Saved His Life
This story could’ve ended tragically years ago. In 2007, then-22-year-old Kevin Morton Jr. had just finished working the night shift at a Detroit Arby’s. The Oakland University student was heading to his car when a man emerged out of the shadows and attempted to rob Morton. The robber fired a shot that hit Morton in…