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The Unspoken Truths Traveling History Museum is hosting an exhibition at King Street Station in Seattle exploring African heritage, historical truth and Afrofuturism, which will be on display through May 9.

The Mary Mahoney Professional Nurses Organization will honor Vanetta Molson-Turner with the Ann Foy Baker Award for her decades of service to the community and commitment to advancing health equity and social justice.

Measles cases have risen in Washington State, with 26 cases confirmed so far this year, and the majority of those infected were unvaccinated, highlighting the importance of the MMR vaccine.

On National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, healthcare professionals emphasize the urgent need to address the disproportionate impact of HIV on Black women, who represent half of all new HIV diagnoses among women in the United States. Efforts focus on raising awareness, promoting testing, and advocating for prevention and treatment measures to combat this ongoing public health challenge.

After losing his grandmother to the disease–and supporting his wife through two diagnoses–behavioral scientist Charles Rogers says lived experience, mistrust, and systemic inequities affect how Black women seek breast cancer prevention.

A recent study published in the journal Geophysical Research Letters reveals a significant acceleration in global warming over the past decade. If this trend persists, the world is on track to surpass the critical global warming threshold of 1.5 degrees Celsius before 2030, a limit set by international consensus.

The National Week of Prayer for the Healing of AIDS, observed from March 1-8, is a faith-based campaign that calls religious communities to confront HIV through prayer, education, and advocacy, recognizing that African Americans continue to bear a disproportionate burden of HIV in the United States.

A recent investigation has revealed that at least 111 substances, whose safety remains unverified, have been incorporated into foods, beverages, and supplements in the United States without oversight from the Food and Drug Administration. This situation arises from a regulatory loophole that permits manufacturers to self-certify the safety of their ingredients, bypassing the customary FDA review process.

The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) has initiated the Reparative Justice Initiative, a strategic effort aimed at confronting systemic racism and inequality within Baltimore. As part of this initiative, the church has committed 15% of its non-committed funds to bolster Black churches and communities throughout the city, underscoring its dedication to fostering equity and reconciliation.

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has invoked emergency powers to terminate healthcare coverage for approximately 10,000 to 16,000 HIV patients, a decision that advocates warn could lead to increased mortality and a surge in HIV/AIDS cases across the state.