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Black women gather to breastfeed their children
Posted inGender health

Black mothers face disproportionate barriers to breastfeeding

by Rachel Crumpler August 25, 2022September 13, 2022

By Rachel Crumpler Love Anderson, a Durham resident, gave birth to her first son 11 years ago. At the time, she didn’t know much about breastfeeding but remembered wanting to do it after reading in a parenting magazine that it supports child development. She thought that sounded important for her new baby who was born […]

Image shows woman and three kids sitting on a porch in Durham, where fighting to get lead remdiation assistance for her home.
Posted inEnvironmental Health

A Durham resident’s ongoing fight against lead 

by Will Atwater July 14, 2022July 14, 2022
shows a woman at a table with a laptop and implements to give a vaccine talking to a man. The're both wearing masks to prevent COVID.
Posted inInfectious Disease

New study asks Black and Latino residents who had COVID-19 in pandemic’s first year about their experience

by Clarissa Donnelly-DeRoven June 13, 2022June 12, 2022
An African American mother and her baby bond together as an illustration of maternal health and maternal and child health.
Posted inGender health

UNC researchers embark on statewide effort to reduce racial disparities, improve maternal health outcomes for Black moms

by Rachel Crumpler June 9, 2022September 27, 2022
Aerial photo shows a hog-waste lagoon in Columbus County. Photo courtesy of Cape Fear River Watch
Posted inEnvironmental Health

UPDATED: EPA agrees to probe NC permitting of hog operations near minority populations

by Carolina Public Press January 23, 2022January 21, 2022
shows a little boy wearing a surgical mask holding a teddy bear behind him are images of COVID-19. He represents one of the thousands of North Carolinian children who have lost a caregiver to the pandemic.
Posted inChildren's Health

More than 3,600 N.C. children are coping with the death of a caregiver due to the pandemic

by Education NC January 8, 2022January 9, 2022

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