by lindaoppenheim | Dec 21, 2016 | Broadcast
An NPR segment reported on a “study, which involved 150 African-Americans living in Tallahassee, Fla., found that knowing someone who had experienced racial discrimination was associated with genetic markers that may affect risk for high blood pressure. The...
by lindaoppenheim | Sep 12, 2016 | Article
African-American women are 7.5 years biologically “older” than white women because of extreme stress, health experts say. Read the full article here.
by lindaoppenheim | Apr 6, 2016 | Article, Broadcast
Research has documented that black Americans are systematically undertreated for pain relative to white Americans. New research from the University of Virginia suggests that disparities in pain management may be attributable in part to bias. In a study of medical...
by lindaoppenheim | Aug 20, 2015 | Opinion
“We have to place an emphasis on the spirit and what (collective) joy looks like for us as individuals and as a people. In this (new) movement for Black liberation, there has to be an emphasis on celebrating and cultivation Black joy as well,” says...
