National News

America Was Founded on White Supremacist Violence. Dismantling It Requires a Shift in How We Approach Racism and Hate

      Saturday’s massacre of ten people at a supermarket in a Black neighborhood in Buffalo is not an anomaly. The rhetoric and hate that informed the murderous rage of 18-year-old Payton S. Gendron is not an anomaly. Gendron is the product of generations of hate and fear. He is the product of a country that would prioritize civility and fake gestures on important days of reflection.   […]

National News

Elderly Black Women Among Victims Of Racist Mass Shooting At Buffalo Supermarket

     At least four elderly Black women and one former police officer are among the fatal victims in Saturday’s racist mass shooting at a supermarket in Buffalo, New York. Their names and others who were slain in the shooting apparently motivated by white supremacist hatred were slowly being made public in the hours after the massacre at Tops Friendly Market located in a low-income Black community. […]

Opinions

The Heart Condition Hiding in Plain Sight

     Many of us may already be aware that when it comes to heart disease in the U.S., Black, African American, and Afro-Caribbean communities are disproportionately affected compared to other racial and ethnic groups.* But did you know about three to four percent of African Americans carry a mutation in the TTR gene (V122I) that makes it more likely that they may develop ATTR-CM; however, not all carriers develop the disease. ATTR-CM gets worse over time, which is why early diagnosis and management are so important. […]