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Posted November 11, 2019 in Articles
CLEVELAND, Ohio — Racial bias may affect whether black patients with heart failure are approved for heart transplants, according to a new study published in the Journal of the American Heart Association. Researchers in Arizona asked... read more
Posted November 09, 2019 in Articles
CLEVELAND, Ohio — Milwaukee struggles with the very same issues that Cleveland does: infant mortality, lead poisoning and other challenges that significantly affect black children. For every 1,000 black babies born in Milwaukee, 15.8 died before... read more
Posted November 07, 2019 in Articles
CLEVELAND, Ohio — In three years, First Year Cleveland has dramatically reduced the Cuyahoga County infant mortality rate – dropping deaths by 18 percent. But African-American babies are four times as likely as white babies... read more
Posted November 07, 2019 in Media
Posted November 07, 2019 in Articles
Podcast Link:https://www.ideastream.org/programs/sound-of-ideas/400-years-of-inequity-summit-preview-shondor-birns-book-philanthropy-awards Confronting racism and the societal structures that deny opportunities to people of color will be the subject of a national conversation held in Cleveland this week. We will preview "400 Years of Inequity: A... read more
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