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Overdose deaths among Black Americans surged during the COVID-19 pandemic

Many Black men and women in the U.S. are keeping tabs on what’s unfolding in the televised murder trial of white former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, taking in what they can before turning away to allow their anger and hurt to subside

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Justin Small was diagnosed with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder at the age of 23. Only months later, he died by suicide. Now his brother has joined others in his community of Milwaukee fighting to reduce the stigma of mental illness in the Black community and improve access...

By Jalyn Henderson. A is for Andrea Jenkins, the first openly trans Black woman elected to public office. B is for Bayard Rustin, an advisor to Martin Luther King, Jr. C is for Harlem Renaissance poet and playwright Countee Cullen. These are the ABCs of Black LGBTQ pioneers.

Identifying as a Black person in America can be complicated — especially for first-generation Americans. NBCLX storyteller Ngozi Ekeledo, a first-generation American herself, talked to a group of others about identity, community and what Black History Month means to them.

Black Americans are the fastest growing vegan population, with stars like Serena Williams, Ava DuVernay and Cam Newton leading the way. But even as veganism grows among those with the means to obtain healthy food, the broader Black community is plagued by food deserts, and the health problems that result from a lack of fresh food and produce in their...

Ebenezer Baptist Church, the historic congregation in the heart of Atlanta, where the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. preached, sits at the intersection of national politics and the culture war.

COVID vaccines are not injecting much enthusiasm in Boston’s Roxbury neighborhood. “I’m totally against it and I’ll be against it for me and my family,” one woman shared with NBC10 Boston. “I’m not going to be the first to try it,” one man said. “I gotta keep it 100. I’m not going to be someone who takes it right...

A recent study found only 14-percent of Black Americans have trust in vaccine safety.