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Lead poisoning can seriously affect a child’s brain and nervous system and can cause learning and behavioral problems. A blood lead test is the only way to identify lead poisoning in children.
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Riverside County Urges Awareness of Lead Dangers for Children

BVN Logo by BVN November 5, 2023November 5, 2023
Black women have the highest death rate from breast cancer. Researchers partially attribute this to the fact that about one in five Black women with breast cancer have triple-negative breast cancer, which is more than any other racial or ethnic group.
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Personalized Breast Cancer Screening for Black Women

by Breanna Reeves October 31, 2023October 31, 2023
Explaining why she decided not to run for the Senate in 2024, Senator Laphonza Butler stated on X (formerly Twitter) “It may not be the decision people expected but it's the right one for me.”
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Senator Laphonza Butler Opts Out of 2024 Senate Race

Avatar photo by S.E. Williams October 23, 2023October 23, 2023
A new partnership with California Hospital Medical Center and Morehouse School of Medicine was announced.
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CHMC and Morehouse School of Medicine Work to Increase Diversity in Healthcare

BVN Logo by BVN October 21, 2023October 21, 2023
Rickerby Hinds’s newest play “Blackbox” A Testament to Theatrical Magic and Revolutionary Storytelling.
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Rickerby Hinds’ Epic Poem Play “Blackbox” Blends Theater and Magic

Avatar photo by Esther Gatica October 17, 2023October 17, 2023
As part of Gov. Gavin Newsom’s plan to address the worsening opioid crisis across the state, California State University and Community College campuses are now required to have fentanyl testing strips available at campus health centers.
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California Campuses to Provide Fentanyl Testing Strips Amid Opioid Crisis

by Breanna Reeves October 16, 2023October 16, 2023
I am the child my mother raised me to be,” said recently appointed California U.S. Senator Laphonza Butler during a meeting with NNPA publishers on Friday, October 13, 2023.
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Newly Appointed California Senator Laphonza Butler’s Commitment to the Black Press and Community

Avatar photo by S.E. Williams October 16, 2023October 16, 2023
Following scams perpetrated using social media, the next biggest area of concern for consumer scams involves the use of the telephone.
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Protect Yourself from Telephone Scams: Tips from FTC Experts

by Phyllis Kimber Wilcox October 10, 2023October 10, 2023
Assemblymember Corey Jackson presents a check for $1 million to the Black Equity Initiative of the Inland Empire, which has the IE Black Equity Fund at the Inland Empire Community Foundation. Grants from the Fund will continue supporting Black-led and serving organizations throughout the region. IECF staff and board members Nefertiti Long, Paulette Brown-Hinds, and Charee Gillins, join BEI leader Dina Walker.
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Nikole Hannah-Jones Keynotes the State of Black IE Symposium, Assemblymember Jackson Announces $1 Million to Black Equity Fund

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