New Orleans Utility Shutoffs Need a 90-Degree Heat Rule TL;DR New Orleans already has protection against some electric shutoffs during extreme heat. Entergy New Orleans does not disconnect residential customers…
Category: Health
New Orleans Cooling Centers Fail During Deadly Heat
New Orleans Cooling Centers Closed During Deadly Heat By Denise Tureaud | Wednesday Wellness TL;DR Eight of the city’s 13 recreation centers, which double as summer cooling stations, were shut…
Why Sleep Matters More For Black Health Than You Think
TL;DR Sleep and Black health are connected in ways our culture rarely talks about out loud. Rest is not a reward you earn after the work is done — it…
Prostate Cancer Screening for Black Men: What You Need to Know
TL;DR Black men face 2.5 times higher prostate cancer mortality rates than white men. Yet most avoid the screening conversation that could catch it early, when survival rates exceed 99%.…
Ozempic Is Changing America. Black People Are Being Left Out Again.
Health & Analysis · Race & Medicine GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy are cutting obesity rates for the first time in a generation. Black Americans carry the highest burden…
They’re Dying and America Has Decided Not to Notice
HEALTH & WELLNESS · WOMEN’S ISSUES While cable news runs wall-to-wall coverage of missing nuclear scientists, Black women across America are being murdered at a rate no one wants to…
Black Maternal Health Week: A Crisis That Demands Action Now
Black Maternal Health Week (April 11–17) is not symbolic. It is urgent. It is necessary. And it is long overdue. Across the United States, Black women face a maternal health crisis…
Stop Measuring Your Life Against Someone Else’s Clock
📌 Key Points Happy Wednesday, beloved. We made it to the middle of the week together — and right there, that is already worth celebrating. But today, I want to…
Why Strong Black Families Are Essential to Our Survival
The forces working against Black family unity are real, historical, and often by design. Understanding where they came from is the first step to overcoming them. By Denise Tureaud 6 min…
Black Men Health Disparities: Why We Die Younger and How to Fight Back
Black Men Health Disparities: Why We Die Younger and What We Can Do About It Black men have the lowest life expectancy of any major group in America. Most of…