BCN Staff – April 17, 2022 – As the Biden administration has committed to addressing racism as an obstacle to health equity, a new study backed by the National Institutes of Health finds that Black children with asthma are less likely to get initial care for breathing episodes but often end up at the emergency […]
BCN Staff – April 25, 2022- The public is invited to visit with nationally recognized sculptor Benjamin Victor on this week as he works on the sculpture of Daisy Gatson Bates that will be placed in Statuary Hall in the U.S. Capitol at the Windgate Center of Art + Design on the campus of UA […]
Dr. Corey Wiggins of Hazlehurst, Miss., set to make major changes at DRA after Trump administration sought to By Delta Informer Executive Editor Wesley Brown – May 14, 2022 – Nearly five years after former President Donald Trump threatened to defund the Delta Regional Authority, President Biden new appointee from the Mississippi Delta is now […]
BCN Staff – April 24, 2022 – A recent nationwide questionnaire reveals that most African American adults believe that social media is the No. 1 source of misinformation about COVID-19 vaccines, and that false information intentionally targets the Black community. The insights, released in March by the Atlanta-based Center for Black Health & Equity (CBHE), a […]