Data from the Dept. of Veteran Affairs documents that Black veterans' disability claims were denied at a higher rate than white veterans over the last 20 yrs! ALL of our veterans deserve the benefits they earned after serving our country, regardless of the color of their skin.
Shanquella Robinson died 1 yr ago today while vacationing in Cabo San Lucas. Shanquella’s family is still looking for her murderer. Often times Black families must fight to get justice for their loved ones — today is a reminder we can’t stop until justice is served. 🙏🏾
A missing 15-year-old boy with autism disappeared after taking a city bus because he was teased by other students for still taking a yellow bus to school, his mom told PIX11.
Read more: https://t.co/C6zBpTnLxU
Y’all know I love some good facts and statistics that are interpreted properly. The facts show you who they are. The anecdotes do. Believe what you want but the proof is in the pudding.
Women, RT if you’ve had more of these uncomfortably-close, dude-won’t-take-no-for-an-answer, even-if-you-say-you-have-a-man, convos that you can even try to count.
Big: Henrietta Lacks’ living relatives reached a historic settlement with the multi-billion-dollar biotech company accused of stealing her cells without her consent
Her “HeLa” cells were the world’s first capable of replicating outside the body https://t.co/i6ZhJ1bxuA
The FDA approved a blood test that can identify pregnant women at imminent risk of pre-eclampsia, the first advance in diagnosing the deadly condition since it was discovered more than a century ago
It disproportionately affects Black women in the U.S.
https://t.co/gIIePkU46u