Cherise Doyley, a mother of three, was in labor at a Florida hospital when a nurse brought her a tablet. On the screen were a judge and several lawyers, doctors and hospital staff. Doyley wanted to have a vaginal birth. They wanted to force her to undergo a cesarean section. Doyley, a professional doula, had […]
Hidden in the woods of Maryland stood Henryton State Hospital, a tuberculosis sanatorium built in 1922 exclusively for African Americans. While white patients were treated in well-funded facilities, Black patients were sent to Henryton—remote, underfunded, and neglected. Families often couldn’t visit, and the hospital’s creation was less about care than about segregation. By the 1960s, […]
It was the first hospital in the United States built for formerly enslaved people. Its story? Both hope and inequality. Founded in 1862 during the Civil War, Freedmen’s Hospital was created in Washington, D.C. to treat newly emancipated Black patients who were turned away from white hospitals. Thousands sought care there, suffering from smallpox, tuberculosis, […]
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Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc., issued a press release today announcing a new commitment to raise $2 million for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital by 2028. The pledge follows the sorority’s recent achievement of being the first NPHC sorority to raise and donate $1 million to St. Jude, supporting efforts to improve survival rates for […]
When it comes to serving children the brothers of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. continue to put their money where it counts. The fraternity recently announced a new $2 million fundraising initiative for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. The announcement of the new fundraising initiative was made at a celebration of the fraternity’s alliance with St. […]
(BPRW) Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. announces new $2 million fundraising commitment for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital In more than 20 years of partnership, the fraternity has raised more than $3M to advance ongoing research and treatment for childhood cancer and other life-threatening diseases (Black PR Wire) MEMPHIS, Tenn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc., […]
(BPRW) Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. announces new $2 million fundraising commitment for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital In more than 20 years of partnership, the fraternity has raised more than $3M to advance ongoing research and treatment for childhood cancer and other life-threatening diseases (Black PR Wire) MEMPHIS, Tenn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc., […]
A 30-year-old mother who gave birth by cesarean section has died after a surgical team in Brooklyn made an error, according to the New York State Department of Health’s investigators. Christine Fields died last November at Woodhull Medical Center, shortly after going into labor. According to The New York Times, doctors decided to conduct an […]
Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc. just announced that it has successfully completed a historic pledge made in 2021 to raise $1 million for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital®. At the time of the original announcement, Sigma Gamma Rho had already raised nearly $500,000 for St. Jude. As part of the push to reach $1 million, […]