For decades, Black women have been told that the negative health outcomes we face are our own fault. We’re fed rhetoric that we are diabetic because we won’t stop eating foods passed down as heirlooms ...

When Dr. Arline Geronimus first introduced the theory in 1990, her ideas were derided and largely ignored. Now, people are starting to listen. By Alisha Haridasani Gupta For Arline Geronimus, avoiding ...

Netflix’s Weathering is a sharp, if not a little predictable, commentary on what happens when Black women are ignored. After a mother loses her baby in childbirth, she’s haunted by the loss and can’t ...