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High blood pressure plagues many Black Americans. Combined with COVID, it's catastrophic

High blood pressure plagues many Black Americans. Combined with COVID, it's catastrophic

In a nation plagued by high blood pressure, Black people are more likely to suffer from it. And so, in the time of COVID-19, they are more likely than white people to die. It’s a stark reality. And it has played out in thousands of Black households that have lost mothers and fathers over the past three years, a distinct calamity within the many tragedies of the pandemic.
by The Associated Press

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Black kids face racism before they even start school. It's driving a major mental health crisis.

Black kids face racism before they even start school. It's driving a major mental health crisis.

The drivers of the youth mental health crisis for Black children begin early and persist through a lifetime. Black children’s first encounters with racism can start before they are even in school, and Black teenagers report experiencing an average of five instances of racial discrimination per day.
by The Associated Press

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Black children are more likely to have asthma. A lot comes down to where they live

Black children are more likely to have asthma. A lot comes down to where they live

Black children are more likely to have asthma than kids of any other race in America. They’re more likely to live near polluting plants, and in rental housing with mold and other triggers, because of racist housing laws in the nation’s past.
by The Associated Press

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Why do so many Black women die in pregnancy? One reason: Doctors don't take them seriously

Why do so many Black women die in pregnancy? One reason: Doctors don't take them seriously

Black women in the U.S. are nearly three times more likely to die during pregnancy or delivery than any other race. Some doctors don't take their concerns seriously. Black babies are more likely to die, and also far more likely to be born prematurely. 
by The Associated Press

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With new name in Dakota, St. Paul nonprofit pushes Indigenous renaming forward

With new name in Dakota, St. Paul nonprofit pushes Indigenous renaming forward

Lower Phalen Creek Project is now Wakaŋ Tipi Awaŋyaŋkapi. The new name means “those who care for Wakaŋ Tipi” in Dakota, referencing a cave currently known as Carver’s Cave but ancestrally called Wakan Tipi. 
by Robyn Katona

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U.S. metros are growing, many reversing 2021 drops, new estimates show

U.S. metros are growing, many reversing 2021 drops, new estimates show

U.S. metropolitan areas are increasing in population again, growing by almost half a percent last year. Numbers released Thursday by the U.S. Census Bureau were another sign that flight from urban areas during the first year of the pandemic either slowed down or reversed in its second year. 
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Teens say social media is stressing them out. Here's how to help them

Teens say social media is stressing them out. Here's how to help them

Many parents are worried about their kids losing themselves for hours on their phones. Turns out, teens are troubled too. But they also know a lot about how to get unhooked. Here's how they do it.
by Michaeleen Doucleff

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Beyond the 'abortion pill': Real-life experiences of individuals taking mifepristone

Beyond the 'abortion pill': Real-life experiences of individuals taking mifepristone

Ahead of oral arguments in a federal appeals court over access to mifepristone, more than 150 people shared stories with NPR about how they used the medication — and how it changed their lives.
by Becky Sullivan and Selena Simmons-Duffin

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New biography of Martin Luther King Jr. undercuts a widely cited quote about Malcolm X

New biography of Martin Luther King Jr. undercuts a widely cited quote about Malcolm X

A critical quote about Malcolm X that has been attributed to King has been taught for decades. But King didn't say the words that appeared in an article by Alex Haley, says biographer Jonathan Eig.
by Bill Chappell

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