Young and Having a Heart Attack

By Unknown Author
NYT Letters
Readers cite racial and family stressors and skepticism in the emergency room.
Published date: January 27, 2019 at 08:30PM
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Sigrid Johnson Was Black. A DNA Test Said She Wasn’t.

By RUTH PADAWER
NYT
The surge in popularity of services like 23andMe and Ancestry means that more and more people are unearthing long-buried connections and surprises in their ancestry.
Published date: November 19, 2018 at 12:00PM
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Blacks Are Twice as Likely as Whites to Experience Sudden Cardiac Death

By NICHOLAS BAKALAR
NYT Live
The rate of sudden cardiac death in African-Americans is twice as high as in whites, and no one knows why.
Published date: November 15, 2018 at 11:32PM
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Barry Rand, Barrier-Breaking Chief Executive, Is Dead at 74

By RICHARD SANDOMIR
NYT
After being passed over at Xerox, he became one of the few African-American chief executives of a Fortune 500 company when he took control of Avis.
Published date: November 13, 2018 at 10:07PM
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When Domestic Workers Rose Up in Atlanta

By TERA W. HUNTER
NYT
More than 100 years ago, black domestic workers in Georgia organized for better pay. Now they’re getting out the vote for Stacey Abrams.
Published date: November 6, 2018 at 02:24AM
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You’re Disillusioned. That’s Fine. Vote Anyway.

By ROXANE GAY
NYT
Very pragmatic advice for anyone thinking about not casting a ballot.
Published date: October 30, 2018 at 10:09PM
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Stacey Abrams, a Daughter of the South, Asks Georgia to Change

By SARAH LYALL and RICHARD FAUSSET
NYT Politics
In an election steeped in issues of race, voting rights and the South’s past, present and future, Ms. Abrams is trying to become the first black woman elected governor of any state.
Published date: October 26, 2018 at 05:11PM
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Could an Ex-Convict Become an Attorney? I Intended to Find Out

By REGINALD DWAYNE BETTS
NYT
After serving time for a crime I committed at 16, I discovered how hard it is for a felon to get a second chance.
Published date: October 16, 2018 at 12:00PM
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Driven by South’s Past, Black Women Seek Votes and a New Future

By SUSAN CHIRA
NYT Politics
Mobilized by the nation’s divisions on race and Donald Trump’s presidency, black women are using networks forged in segregation to turn out voters this fall.
Published date: October 4, 2018 at 12:00PM
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The Secret to Keeping Black Men Healthy? Maybe Black Doctors

By GINA KOLATA
NYT
In an intriguing study, black patients were far more likely to agree to certain health tests if they discussed them with a black male doctor.
Published date: August 20, 2018 at 12:00PM
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The Democratic Party Has Two Futures

By THOMAS B. EDSALL
NYT
Candidates in different states are testing out the electoral power of the left and the center.
Published date: August 9, 2018 at 01:06PM
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