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Cancer statistics for African American/Black People 2022

open access: yesCa, 2022
African American/Black individuals have a disproportionate cancer burden, including the highest mortality and the lowest survival of any racial/ethnic group for most cancers.
Angela N Giaquinto   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Construction morphology in Yoruba names: Schemas and processes

open access: yesStudies in African Languages and Cultures, 2022
This article is an attempt to explore how the framework of construction morphology may apply to the analysis of Yoruba names. Following this approach, we show that each Yoruba name is a unique construction involving semantic, syntactic and phonological ...
Taiwo O. Ehineni
doaj   +1 more source

African-American rhinoplasty [PDF]

open access: yesAesthetic Surgery Journal, 2004
Dr. Guyuron: The first patient is a 25-year-old woman who would like to correct the imperfections in her nose (Figure 1). Dr. Griffin, what flaws do you see in this nose? Bahman Guyuron, MD Figure 1 This 25-year-old woman has voiced no specific complaint but is seeking improvement in the appearance of her nose. Dr.
Bahman, Guyuron   +3 more
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Sweeteners are not always sweet: the social and economic consequences of the growing demand for sugar in Ethiopia

open access: yesInternational Journal of Anthropology and Ethnology, 2022
This article explores the recent increase in the demand for sugar in Ethiopia, and the ways in which the distribution and sale of sugar have been manipulated for political gain after the country’s demand outstripped production and supply.
Bula S. Wayessa
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Recovering the Irrecoverable: Blackness, Melancholy, and Duplicities That Bind

open access: yesReligions, 2021
In this article, I critically engage Stephen Best’s provocative text, None Like Us. The article agrees with Best’s general concerns regarding longings for a unified black community or a We before the collective crime of slavery.
Joseph Winters
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Black Feminist Organizing and Caribbean Cyberfeminisms in Puerto Rico

open access: yesOpen Cultural Studies, 2022
This article centers Black feminist organizing in Puerto Rico, highlighting social media as a tool for racial and gender justice. Collaboration between Puerto Rican feminist organizations on social media platforms amplifies their on-the-ground work and ...
Stephens Miari Taina
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Medical Mistrust, Racism, and Delays in Preventive Health Screening Among African-American Men

open access: yesBehavioral Medicine, 2019
The contribution of medical mistrust to healthcare utilization delays has gained increased public health attention. However, few studies examine these associations among African-American men, who delay preventive healthcare more often and report higher ...
Wizdom Powell   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Evaluation of USPSTF Lung Cancer Screening Guidelines Among African American Adult Smokers.

open access: yesJAMA Oncology, 2019
Importance The United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends low-dose computed tomography screening for lung cancer. However, USPSTF screening guidelines were derived from a study population including only 4% African American smokers ...
M. Aldrich   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Phillis Wheatley in American Literary History and African American Literary Criticism [PDF]

open access: yesЛитература двух Америк, 2018
The paper makes a survey of the life and works by Phillis Wheatley (1753?- 1784), the first African American female poet, analyses critical reception of her poetry during her lifetime and up to nowadays, shows the way her literary reputation has been ...
Olga Yu. Panova
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