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Black and African American communities are at greater risk for multiple health conditions, a health care disparity highlighted during February s Black History Month. Dr. Melody McCloud, founder and medical director of Atlanta Women s Health Care, said high rates of obesity, heart disease, diabetes, and maternal and infant mortality are just some of the ethnic health disparities Black women face. .
Proposed legislation would exonerate all people tried and convicted during the Connecticut Witch Trials more than 300 years ago. Between 1647 and 1697, some 34 people were indicted on suspicion of witchcraft, and 11 were executed. Rep. .
A new report shows social workers are not being paid equal to similar professions. The report, from the National Association of Social Workers New York Chapter finds 34% of social workers surveyed are at the same salary they were when they started their job, which on average began one to five years ago. Many feel this is one piece of a larger puzzle contributing to social workers leaving the field. .