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Sarcoidosis, a rare and often fatal inflammatory disease, impacts Black women at rates higher than anyone else. According to data, African American women are three times more likely to develop sarcoidosis than white Americans and experience chronic and severe symptoms resulting in hospitalization at rates 10-18 times higher than Whites. …

Every weekday evening, our editors guide you through the biggest stories of the day, help you discover new ideas, and surprise you with moments of delight. Subscribe to get this delivered to your inbox. Yuri Gripas / Bloomberg / Getty; The Atlantic For four years, Donald Trump childishly lashed out …

(Photo: Black Classic Press/Adobe Stock) Reginald F. Lewis became the first Black American to build a billion-dollar company and rose to prominence with his autobiography, Why Should White Guys Have All the Fun. His legacy of entrepreneurship, philanthropy and integrity lives through the Giving Gap organization.  Lewis’ daughter, Christina Lewis, …

MOBE, Marketing Opportunities in Business and Entertainment Symposium, the leading advanced marketing conference and one of the longest-running marketing and business accelerating platforms, celebrates its 30th anniversary with a challenge to U.S. brands, marketing executives and entrepreneurs to find innovative “Solutions For Reimagining Our Future,” during the 2022 MOBE Symposium to be …

A woman crosses the street in front of vehicles parked as part of the trucker protest, Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2022 in Ottawa. Canadian lawmakers expressed increasing worry about protests over vaccine mandates other other COVID restrictions after the busiest border crossing between the U.S. and Canada became partially blocked.Photo: Adrian …

“How to Build a Life” is a weekly column by Arthur Brooks, tackling questions of meaning and happiness. Click here to listen to his podcast series on all things happiness, How to Build a Happy Life. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, 126.9 million Americans are currently unmarried. If you …

Rapper Jeezy’s generosity shined through when he made a nice gesture to a young boy with cancer on a recent flight. The entrepreneurial artist, who recently welcomed a baby with his wife, Jeannie Mai, took to his Instagram account to speak of the bravery a young 11-year-old boy is demonstrating. “The …

Delisha Searcy, mother of De’Von Bailey, at podium, speaks at a news conference in front of the Colorado Springs Police Department Police Operations Center in Colorado Springs, Colo., on Aug. 13, 2019. Greg Bailey, third from left, De’Von Bailey’s father, stands next to Searcy.Photo: Jerilee Bennett/The Gazette (AP) De’von Bailey …

One morning last summer, I woke up and announced, to no one in particular: “I choose to be happy today!” Next I journaled about the things I was grateful for and tried to think more positively about my enemies and myself. When someone later criticized me on Twitter, I suppressed …

When Snoop Dogg left Death Row in 1998, Master P offered him a life-changing opportunity to sign to his record label, No Limit. According to Snoop, that move “saved his life.” Now, the duo has teamed up on something special to represent Snoop’s iconic stature. The legendary rappers recently announced …