Black children are more likely to receive inadequate pharmacotherapy for their mental health conditions than children in other racial groups, a study in Psychiatric Services in Advance has found. The…

When Dr. Emily Blanck began studying Juneteenth more than a decade ago, a persistent question drove her research: Why did half of U.S. states commemorate this day, celebrating the liberation…

Twila Cassadore hopes teaching Western Apache traditional foodways can aid mental, emotional and spiritual health On a warm day in April, Twila Cassadore piloted her pickup truck toward the mountains…

June 19th is the day we honor the freedom of those who were enslaved in the Confederacy. Juneteenth is more than a day off from work and cookouts! June 19th…

An organization held a statewide unity conference against racial injustice at the Jackson Medical Mall Saturday.  Participants came from all over the state, and some told their stories of the…

TOPEKA — Michael Bell was homeless when he was diagnosed with heart disease and breathing issues in 2018. In just a six-month stay at the Topeka Rescue Mission, he visited…

“Woke” is now best known as a negative political buzzword used to describe anything deemed too liberal or progressive—like brands that support Pride Month, The Little Mermaid live-action film and teaching about race…

Nearly sixty years after the last state in the nation abolished slavery, Ohio's Constitution still allows involuntary servitude as punishment for a crime. Ohio lawmakers say enough is enough. Reps. Dontavius Jarrells,…

An Oregon teachers union is considering creating a task force which would charge educators in the black, indigenous, people of color (BIPOC) communities lesser membership dues in an effort to…