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A subway customer walks a sparsely populated 42nd Street Times Square platform while covering his face due to coronavirus concerns in New York.

For Black Americans, Following CDC Mask Guidelines Can Be A Fraught Decision

Tana Weingartner

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine isn't requiring Ohioans to wear masks when in public, but says he will wear one and he strongly encourages everyone else do the...

Dr. Amy Acton, Ohio Department of Health director

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Coronavirus In Ohio: State Now Tracking Cases And Death Data By Race, Ethnicity

Karen Kasler

Ohio’s coronavirus tracking website is now showing a breakdown of COVID-19 cases and deaths by race and ethnicity. However the state's health director is…

While more affluent parts of Nashville have had testing sites for weeks, this drive-through testing site at Meharry Medical College, in a historically African American neighborhood, experienced weeks of delays because staff couldn't acquire the needed testing supplies and gear like masks and gloves. It finally opened March 30.

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The Coronavirus Doesn't Discriminate, But U.S. Health Care Showing Familiar Biases

Blake Farmer

Most available coronavirus data doesn't include ethnic or racial demographics, but public health experts say they fear the response to the pandemic will lead to predictable health care disparities.

Democratic presidential candidates, Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., left, and former Vice President Joe Biden, right, participate in a Democratic debate on Feb. 25, 2020 in South Carolina.

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It's Down To Sanders And Biden

Mike Thompson

In this week's episode of Snollygoster, Ohio's politics podcast from WOSU, hosts Mike Thompson and Steve Brown discuss the aftermath of the Super Tuesday…

Voters cast their ballots at the Cincinnati Public Library's polling station, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2019, in Cincinnati.

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Crime, Guns And Drugs Top Concerns Of African Americans In Ohio

Debbie Holmes

Crime, drugs and guns top the list of social issues most concerning to African Americans in Ohio, according to a statewide poll released Wednesday.A new…

The Trump campaign shared its plans for new Black Voices For Trump field offices, showing off campaign gear like hats, shirts and tote bags.

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Seeking Black Voters, Trump Campaign To Open Offices In 15 Black Communities

Ayesha Rascoe

The Trump campaign is hoping to boost support from African Americans in November. It will open offices in 15 cities with large black populations.

A large woodcut image of an enslaved man appeared in an 1837 publication of an antislavery poem.

All Sides with Amy Juravich

Slavery Reparations

The debate for reparations for African Americans and the descendants of slaves is one that has persisted since the official end of slavery with the…

Students of color gather in the ethnic services office to hang out, study and eat between classes.

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As UC Grapples With Its Past, Students Of Color Look To Change Its Future

Ambriehl Crutchfield

The University of Cincinnati's Uptown campus is experiencing record growth in student enrollment, particularly among first generation students and...

All Sides with Amy Juravich

The Green Book And Black Travel In America

Often called the “bible of black travel,” The Green Book wasn’t just a convenient handbook for travelers, but also a lifesaver at a time when travel for…

India Hardy, and her brother, Rico, suffer regular bouts of severe pain when their sickle cell disease flares up. They say they used to find relief at St. Mary's, their local hospital in Athens, Ga., until the facility changed the pain treatment protocol in its emergency room.

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Effort To Control Opioids In An ER Leaves Some Sickle Cell Patients In Pain

Sam Whitehead

People with sickle cell disease aren't fueling the opioid crisis, research shows. Yet some ER doctors still treat patients seeking relief for agonizing sickle cell crises as potential addicts.