Youngest Surviving Preemie Twins at Cleveland Clinic Prepare to Celebrate 1st Birthday
They’ve already beat the odds! Mom Kimberly Thomas knew something was wrong when she began leaking amniotic fluid during her pregnancy, People.com reports. When she arrived at the Cleveland Clinic, doctors informed her that she was already four centimeters dilated. Before she knew it she was in labor, giving birth to her twins Kimyah and […]
Dr. Lynn O’Connor Makes History as NYPD’s First Black Woman Police Surgeon
Dr. Lynn O’Connor is a native New Yorker, completing her undergraduate degree at Rutgers University. She then went on to earn a master’s degree in public health from Yale and her medical degree from Temple University School of Medicine, ABC7 NY reports. Now a colorectal surgeon, O’Connor serves as chief of colon and rectal surgery […]
Meet the Team of Black Student Scientists Behind the First COVID-19 Vaccines
When reports of a new coronavirus strain that emerged in China hit airwaves in early 2020, no one could’ve guessed how it would dramatically change the world as we know it. Spreading rapidly and causing massive deaths globally, who knew that a small group of lab students in Bethesda, Maryland would be the key to […]
Sheryl Lee Ralph Honored With BWHI Vanguard Award for Championing Black Women’s Health
Sheryl Lee Ralph is a beloved singer and Emmy award-winning actress who has dedicated her career to empowering and uplifting others. A staple on television screens over the decades, Ralph has also made a name for herself off the screen, presented with the Order of Jamaica last year from her home country, donating $1.5 million […]
Universal Music Group Offers Scholarships to Black HBCU Students Attending Medical School
Universal Music Group is making it possible for Black students to go to medical school. UMG recently launched an HBCU scholarship program for aspiring doctors through its Task Force for Meaningful Change (TFMC). The initiative focuses on building pipeline opportunities for the medical schools at Howard University College of Medicine, Morehouse School of Medicine, Meharry […]