Study Reveals Staggering Health Toll of Being Black in America

Mortality rates among Black Americans have resulted in 1.63 million excess deaths over 22 years.Non-Hispanic Black newborns are 2½ times as likely to die before their first birthdays as non-Hispanic whites. Image: Adobe LIZ SZABO / OREGON CAPITAL CHRONCILE (truthdig.com) Research has long shown that Black people live sicker lives and die younger than… Continue reading