A 2019 study estimated that Americans ingest and inhale roughly 100,000 microplastic particles annually. People who drink bottled water consume an additional 90,000 microplastics every year, while those who drink tap water imbibe only 4,000 more bits of microplastic. Although this study differentiated men from women—men get a heftier dose of microplastics than women—it did […]
Two months earlier, Morant was suspended for eight games for waving a gun in a Denver club while streaming on Instagram. The 23-year-old apologized after the first incident but still repeated his conduct. “Ja Morant’s decision to once again wield a firearm on social media is alarming and disconcerting given his similar conduct in March […]
Over the weekend Roland Martin tweeted: “It is still stunning to me that if you combine ALL of the Black cable networks, there is not a single damn hour during the week – 1,176 hours – dedicated to news of the day regarding Black folks. Six networks and not ONE DAMN HOUR. This is called […]
Thank you to Child & Teen Checkups. If you live in Minnesota, learn more at http://U21checkups.com. If you don’t, check here: https://www.medicaid.gov/medicaid/benefits/epsdt/index.html Doctors often run into difficulties when reaching out to communities of color and the black community in particular. Outside of the regular financial barriers to healthcare, there’s a greater lack of trust & […]