How zip codes decide who lives and who dies. Geography is not neutral. In the United States, especially in the rural South, where someone lives, the color of their skin, and their gender together influence how long they will live, how likely they are to die in pregnancy or childbirth, and whether a curable cancer […]
For many Black women, uterine fibroids are not a rare diagnosis; they are a predictable feature of adulthood rather than an exception. Researchers have shown that Black women develop fibroids at younger ages, experience more numerous and larger tumors, and report more severe symptoms than white women (e.g., Jones, 2019; Stewart et al., 2013). Heavy […]
Data, Disparities, and a Call to Act Now Black teen suicide in the United States is climbing at a disturbing pace, especially for adolescents already navigating racism, underresourced schools, and limited access to mental health care (Reynolds et al., 2025; Notes from the Field, 2025). This is a presentday emergency, not a distant possibility, and […]
