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In accepting Calderone prize, Bassett highlights racism's impact on public health

Early in her career, Dr. Mary Bassett wrote an article for Monthly Review entitled "The Health of Black Folk" in which she discussed the normalization — even the expectation — that blacks would suffer from poor health.

Recapture the Fierce Urgency of Now

The uptick in hate crimes, harassment, and even outright violence against people because of their ethnicity, sexual orientation, or religion in the wake of Tuesday's election result is deeply troubling.

AAP Releases New Guidelines and Provides Recommendations for Safe Bed-Sharing

Sleep for both new parents and the newborn is a big topic of discussion during pregnancy and certainly in childbirth classes.

British Cult Classic "Pressure" to Screen for One-Night-Only During Caribbean Film Festival at BAM

On Monday, December 5, BAM Rose Cinema will celebrate the 40th anniversary of the film " PRESSURE," with a one-day-only screening of the classic film during the upcoming Caribbean Film Festival .
Raising Awareness on National Perinatal & Infant Loss Day

Raising Awareness on National Perinatal & Infant Loss Day

October 15 2016, was National Perinatal & Infant Loss Day, in honor of which the Baby Resource Center and Remembering You Remembering Us collaborated on a very special event giving families an opportunity to raise public awareness and to commemor
...And The Fight Continues!

...And The Fight Continues!

Leroy Campbell stands in front of one of his portraits for the exhibit "The Fight Continues" at the Richard Beavers Gallery. There have been few figures in American history that have embodied more of a fighting spirit than Muhammad Ali.

What Happens If You Don't Eat Healthy While Pregnant? Poor Diet Could Weaken, Age Baby's Heart

A poor diet during pregnancy may have dire implications for the future heart health of your child, suggests new animal research published Sunday in The Journal of Physiology.
Councilmember Williams to Sponsor Housing and Senior Resource Fair in Flatbush

Councilmember Williams to Sponsor Housing and Senior Resource Fair in Flatbush

On Tuesday, Nov. 15 , from 5:00pm - 9:00pm at the Flatbush YMCA, Council Member Jumaane D.

Why Despair Is Not The Answer

Senator Hamilton marches with colleagues at Unity in the Community March.

Artist Marilyn Minter to Lead Q&A, Examing Impulses, Fantasies with Exhibit Pretty/Dirty

Beginning Friday, November 4 and continuing through April 2, 2017 , artist Marilyn Minter's exhibit Pretty/Dirty-- a retrospective examining some of our deepest cultural impulses, compulsions, and fantasies-- will be display at the Brooklyn Museum fo