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Spinal surgeon breaking barriers in Boston
Fewer than 10 Black women have spine fellowship training, and one of them is Brigham and Women’s Dr. Shaina Lipa.
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Shariah Harris becomes first Black woman to play in US Women's Polo Championship
Shariah Harris made history in February when she played in the U.S. Women’s Polo Championship. NBC10’s Karen Hua shares her story.
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California woman becomes fashion model in her 70s: ‘It's almost a miracle'
For most people, retirement is a time to slide into some hobbies, take a trip here and there, and maybe spend some quality time in the armchair. When Carolyn Doelling retired at age 70, she became a fashion model.
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A doctor's journey for representation in medicine
Studies have shown that race and socioeconomic status can affect a person’s health. Some of that information comes from the SWAN Study: a nationwide deep dive into women’s health—now in its 30th year. As part of Black Heritage Month, NBC10 Boston’s Latoyia Edwards caught up with the lead “SWAN” investigator in Boston. And as she reports, when it comes...
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A doctor's journey for representation in medicine
When it comes to medical research and those who provide care, representation matters. Dr. Sherri-Ann Burnett-Bowie explains how her work – and her own personal journey – highlight that cause.
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AMC offering $5 tickets to watch these movies during Black History Month
AMC Theaters is celebrating Black History Month with $5 tickets to movies that highlight the Black experience.
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Speak Now: Discover Black Heritage
“Speak Now” is a series that highlights the stories and identities of our employees at the NBC Boston Stations. Our Discovering Black Heritage edition shares the stories and experiences of our Black employees.
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‘It is dangerous to forget' our racial history: Ketanji Brown Jackson
Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson delivered remarks in Birmingham, Alabama, at a ceremony marking the 60th anniversary of the 1963 bombing of the 16th Street Baptist Church, where four young black girls were killed.
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During 1963 church bombing remembrance, Jackson says we must own hardest chapters of US history
Standing at the pulpit of the Birmingham, Alabama, church where four little girls were killed by a Ku Klux Klan bomb in 1963, Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson said the nation must remember and own the uncomfortable moments of its past in order to move forward.
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Black women weigh emerging risks of ‘creamy crack' hair straighteners
Social and economic pressures have long compelled Black girls and women to straighten their hair to conform to Eurocentric beauty standards. But chemical straighteners contain carcinogens linked to breast, uterine and ovarian cancers, studies show.
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Why Do So Many Black Women Die in Pregnancy? One Reason: Doctors Don't Take Them Seriously
Black Americans endure medical racism, bias and inattentive care and are far more likely to get sick and die from common ailments.
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VA Forms Committee to Examine Disparities in Military Benefits Based on Race
The Department of Veterans Affairs is forming a new team to examine why Black veterans received disability and other military benefits at a lower rate than white veterans, an issue covered in a series of NBC reports this week.
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Discover Black Heritage: Top Boston Doctors Explain Health Care Disparities
Top Boston doctors talked about long-standing racial inequities in the health care system as part of NBC10 Boston’s Discover Black Heritage initiative. Dr. Sabrina Assoumou, an infectious disease physician at Boston Medical Center; Dr. Sharlay Butler, an obstetrician gynecologist at Brigham and Women’s Hospital; and Dr. Sharma Joseph, an anesthesiologist and critical care physician at Tufts Medical Center, explained...
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Lawmakers Reintroduce a Bill to Compensate Families of Black World War II Veterans
Two lawmakers re-introduced legislation Tuesday that would award GI Bill benefits to the descendants of Black veterans who failed to receive assistance to attend college or buy homes or businesses in the post-World War II years.
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Discover Black Heritage: Health Care Q&A
Top Boston doctors talk about long-standing racial inequities in the health care system as part of NBC10 Boston’s Discover Black Heritage initiative.
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Benefits Denied: Older Black Veterans Battle for GI Education and Housing Compensation, Disability Payments
Many African-American veterans, did not receive benefits under the GI Bill that sent millions of white veterans to college or helped them to buy homes or businesses.
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The BoykinZ on Being Black in Country Music
The BoykinZ is a group of singing sisters who are taking over social media with their country infusion style. During a recent trip to Texas, NBC 5’s Brittney Johnson talked to the group about what it’s like being young Black women in country music.
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Black Girls of Country TikTok, The BoykinZ, Take the Genre by Storm
A group of singing sisters taking over TikTok with their country infusion style made their first trip to Texas.
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Art and Understanding: Learn About The African Center's Mission
The mission of The African Center is to change the inaccurate narrative about Africa and its culture. CEO Uzodinma Iweala speaks to the mission as we honor Black heritage. The Boston-based philanthropic firm Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation finds, funds and supports social impact entrepreneurs like The Africa Center, impacting over 300 millions lives worldwide.
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Why Chef ‘Kray' Brice Is Known as the Queen of Haitian Spaghetti
Chef Krayla “Kray” Brice, known as the queen of Haitian spaghetti in Boston, helps us celebrate Black heritage by sharing her journey and passion for food.