Black women’s health outcomes are often discouraging. We face negative health issues that require timely and appropriate information that best serves our needs. In the face of that adversity, Black women are doing profound and inspiring things that need to be shared. To improve the issues Black women face, BWHM is intentionally focused on our … Read More

At the end of 2020, the CDC revealed that 81,000 drug overdose deaths occurred in the United States. This was “the highest number of overdose deaths ever recorded in a 12-month period.” Likely trauma and depression from “The COVID-19 pandemic has sharply exacerbated the overdose crisis …” according to Dr. Ayana Jordan at Yale University. Although the … Read More

Give your Shero a virtual hug. Give her a shout-out to let her know how much she matters. We cannot imagine how important that hug may mean. We are shouting to the rooftop that Renee Mahaffey Harris is a 2021 MLK Humanitarian recipient!  Speak your truth in Love. It is the truth that will set … Read More