WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Friday oversaw the signing by Congo and Rwanda of a pledge to work toward ...

Secretary of State Marco Rubio has overseen the signing by Congo and Rwanda of a pledge to work toward a peace deal that ...

the mortality rate for Black women continues to rise. This disparity has driven Sutton-El to advocate for maternal health, particularly in Virginia, where she supported the passage of a "momnibus ...

It was in her public life that Benton blossomed. She was an early advocate of education for Black children, following in the footsteps of her more famous fellow teachers, H.H. Butler and I.M. Terrell.

“Well, we’re a small minority.” 'You have to be an advocate,' doctor says While Black doctors may be a minority, CDC data shows Black women make up the majority of maternal deaths. It’s an ...

If any of the African candidates are chosen to be the next pope, the Vatican would see their first African pope in history (There are theories that three popes from the past were born in Africa.) ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Black women are more likely to die during child birth or soon after, and advocates for Black maternal health say there are a number of reasons why, including a lack of ...

Ahead of the Ohio Senate’s deliberations on the state budget, chamber Democrats and Black health advocates are encouraging the state to “put your money where your mouth is” on infant and ...

Dr. Ohuoba’s story is not the exception. It’s the rule. In the U.S., Black women are three times more likely than white women to die from pregnancy-related causes. In some cities, like New ...

If the smoke is black, the pope hasn’t been ... Besungu of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. He’s described to promote social justice and advocate for the poor and disenfranchised, per ...

18—Before everything went black, Tamika Jackson felt like she was ... health organizer at Mothering Justice Researchers and advocates like Jackson say that amid the Trump administration's ...