Decoding African DNA Could Help Fight Disease
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Wangari Maathai: First black African woman to win a Nobel Prize
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United Nations admits it played role in Haiti cholera epidemic
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Robert Rayford: First documented case of AIDS in America
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The Ugly Racial Undertones In Our Panicked Response To Ebola: Fear of a Black Planet
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Why do African-American women breastfeed less?
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D.C. hospital reports high rate of black women seeking treatment for advanced breast cancer
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Fighting a silent epidemic: Viral Hepatitis in the African American Community
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Study claims skin cancer caused dark skin to evolve
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