The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Tuesday that syphilis rates in infants have increased by 235% in four years. From 2019 to 2020, the number of babies infected with syphilis increased by approximately 15%, bringing the total to a 20-year high. Early data from 2021 suggests the trend is just growing worse, according to the CDC, echoing nationwide increases in other STD rates that did not slow throughout the pandemic.
Month: April 2022
Mr. Yoba describes himself as a “serial entrepreneur,” with a history in real estate development and his recent entry in the cannabis space.
Black women face higher risks of breast cancer. That much has been known for a while now. However, research has revealed that the use of chemical hair products increases Black women’s risk for cancer even more.
Evans Chebet of Kenya broke away from a crowded pack in the men’s field to win the race, which he did not finish in 2018. Chebet turned onto Boylston Street with a steady lead as the crowd cheered him to the finish.
Broward Health welcomes Scott Ford as its new president of Broward Health Foundation. Ford has more than 22 years of fundraising and development experience.
Rev. Dr. Derrick J. Hughes is a gifted, passionate and anointed pastor, preacher and teacher. A genuine, courageous, dynamic and visionary leader, Dr. Hughes recently resigned as Senior Pastor of the historic First Baptist Church Piney Grove (FBCPG) in Lauderdale Lakes. He has previously served as a Senior Pastor in three other churches, always ending his tenure in good standing. Likewise, Dr. Hughes leaves an indelible mark of integrity, innovation, and progressive leadership. Under his leadership, the church has expanded its scope of services in the social, political and educational sectors.
The Texas Education Agency (TEA) released statewide standards for school districts to prevent the presence of obscene content in Texas public school libraries.
Kay Slay, a Harlem graffiti artist-turned-DJ, whose work transcended multiple generations of hip-hop culture while others of his era faded, succumbed to Covid-19 on Sunday, according to multiple news outlets. He was 55.
A federal judge issued a ruling in a case over a political fundraising law in Georgia that will put Democratic gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams and even some Republicans at a big disadvantage as they try to unseat Gov. Brian Kemp.
According to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC), 298,000 girls went missing in 2019 in the United States. The center noted that 205,802 of those missing are Black. “The FBI 2020 data suggest that number has changed,” Jefferson said. “But has it? “Part of the problem in the missing, endangered, and the exploited area is the difference in collecting and delivering data.”