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Sedinam Moyowasifza-Curry (left) and Paul Ekow Gyimah of the Gyimah Institute of Viticulture & Enology Research (G.I.V.E.R.), Ghana.

Ghana’s G.I.V.E.R. Leads Pan-African Vine and Wine Industry Movement

by BVN Contributor November 14, 2023November 14, 2023

Oral Ofori | TheAfricanDream.net The Gyimah Institute of Viticulture & Enology Research (G.I.V.E.R.), Ghana, is a privately owned organization operating in the food and beverage manufacturing industry, specializing in viticulture […]

Communities are boldly asserting what they need to be safe—and building solutions to achieve it thanks to the historical recent investments in community-centered public safety.

Opinion

Op Ed: The Success of Community-Centered Strategies in Reducing Crime and Violence

by BVN Contributor October 19, 2023October 19, 2023

Teresa Johnson believes she was mistakenly given iodine before a CT scan in September 2022, triggering a severe allergic reaction resulting in extreme, chronic pain and neuropathy. “I would never wish this on anybody,” she says.

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‘I’m So Burned Out’: Fighting to See a Specialist Amplified Pain for Riverside County Woman

by California Healthline October 18, 2023October 18, 2023

While pregnant with her son, Selam Solomon Caldwell of Los Angeles combed review sites for an OB-GYN but couldn’t find how nearby physicians and hospitals might treat a Black woman like her.

Health

Mothers of Color Can’t See if Providers Have a History of Mistreatment. Why Not?

by Kaiser Health News October 16, 2023October 16, 2023

Seven years since the FDA first asserted the authority to regulate e-cigarettes in 2016, vaping has ballooned into an $8.2 billion industry, and manufacturers are flooding the market with thousands of products — most sold illegally and without FDA permission — that can be far more addictive.

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E-Cigs Are Still Flooding the US, Addicting Teens With Higher Nicotine Doses

by Kaiser Health News August 8, 2023August 8, 2023

The San Francisco Black and Jewish Unity Coalition's Reparations Teach-In in San Francisco is one of many educational and informational events that displayed a statewide range of interest among the Black, Jewish, and Japanese communities. The teach-in was held on Sept. 18, 2022, at San Francisco's Congregation Sherith Israel.

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Growing Number of California Groups Express Support for Black Reparations

by California Black Media June 20, 2023June 20, 2023

Neighborhood Wellness Foundation, hosting a healing circle.

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Screaming Inside

by California Black Media May 1, 2023May 1, 2023

Jay King, the President and the CEO of California Black Chamber of Commerce, says the non-profit is helping small businesses participate in the state's effort to close the digital divide and provide online access to underserved communities.

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Calif. Black Chamber of Commerce Is Helping to Expand Broadband Access

by California Black Media April 15, 2023April 15, 2023

CLBC Chair Assemblymember Lori Wilson in a committee hearing June 2022.

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The California Black Media Political Playback: California Legislative Black Caucus Chair Lori Wilson Is Receiving Medical Treatment for Cancer

by California Black Media April 15, 2023April 15, 2023