Unmasking the Masquerader: A Delayed Diagnosis of MS and Its 4.5 Years of Implications in an Older African American Male by Deanna Dong, Joshua Carlson, Joseph Ruberwa, Thomas Snihur, Nawar Al-Obaidi, José Bustillo

“…While the prevalence may seem to be higher in Caucasians (CAs), recent studies suggest that the real incidence of MS may actually be higher in African Americans (AAs). Here, we discuss a nonclassical case of MS in an older African American male, prognostic factors, disease patterns in African Americans, and how a delay in diagnosis and socioeconomic factors can lead to worse outcomes. …”
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Race-relevant cues influence the processing of linguistic variation: Evidence from African American English and Mainstream American English by Beyer Tim, Renirie Tess, Andresen David

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Sociocultural and Socioeconomic Influences on Type 2 Diabetes Risk in Overweight/Obese African-American and Latino-American Children and Adolescents by Rebecca E. Hasson, Tanja C. Adam, Jay Pearson, Jaimie N. Davis, Donna Spruijt-Metz, Michael I. Goran

“…This study examines the relationships between sociocultural orientation, household social position, and type 2 diabetes risk in overweight/obese African-American (n=43) and Latino-American (n=113) children and adolescents. …”
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Early Pregnancy Serum Metabolite Profiles Associated with Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy in African American Women: A Pilot Study by Erin P. Ferranti, Jennifer K. Frediani, Rebecca Mitchell, Jolyn Fernandes, Shuzhao Li, Dean P. Jones, Elizabeth Corwin, Anne L. Dunlop

“…In the US, women of African American race are at increased risk for HDP. Early biomarkers that reliably identify women at risk for HDP remain elusive, yet are essential for the early identification and targeting of interventions to improve maternal and infant outcomes. …”
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Squamous Cell Cancer Arising in an African American Male Cheek from Discoid Lupus: A Rare Case and Review of the Literature by Emanuel A. Shapera, Paul D. Kim

“…A 50-year-old African American male with Discoid Lupus Erythematosus (DLE) presented to the dermatology clinic for a rapidly enlarging left cheek mass. …”
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Home Availability and the Impact of Weekly Stressful Events Are Associated with Fruit and Vegetable Intake among African American and Hispanic/Latina Women by Tracey A. Ledoux, Scherezade K. Mama, Daniel P. O'Connor, Heather Adamus, Margaret L. Fraser, Rebecca E. Lee

“…The purpose of this study was to test mediation of home availability of FV (HAFV) and moderation of impact of weekly stressful events (IWSE) on the association between NAG and NAS with FV consumption among African American (AA) and Hispanic/Latina (HL) women. Methods. …”
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Ackee and saltfish vs. amalá con quimbombó? A note on Sidney Mintz’ contribution to the historical anthropology of African American cultures by Stephan Palmié

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HEALS: A Faith-Based Hypertension Control and Prevention Program for African American Churches: Training of Church Leaders as Program Interventionists by Sunita Dodani, Debra Sullivan, Sydney Pankey, Catherine Champagne

“…A 12-session church-based HEALS program (healthy eating and living spiritually) was developed for hypertension control and prevention program in African Americans (AAs). This study presents specifics of training lay health educators to effectively deliver HEALS to high-risk AAs. …”
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Hepatotoxicity due to Clindamycin in Combination with Acetaminophen in a 62-Year-Old African American Female: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Jerome Okudo, Nwabundo Anusim

“…We have described a 62-year-old African American female medicated with acetaminophen and clindamycin who had initially presented to the dental clinic for the evaluation of gum pain following tooth extraction. …”
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Factors influencing evidence-based cardiovascular disease prevention programming in rural African American communities: a community-engaged concept mapping study by Amelia DeFosset, Breanna Deutsch-Williams, Mysha Wynn, Katrina Blunt, Scott Rosas, Mary Wolfe McKinley, Brian Ellerby, Shirley McFarlin, Veena Reddy, Giselle Corbie, Gaurav Dave

“…Abstract Background African Americans experience cardiovascular disease (CVD) disparities, and the burden is greatest in the rural south. …”
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Applying the Multi Theory Model (MTM) of health behavior change for explaining fruits and vegetables consumption behavior among African American women in Mississippi, USA by LaVonne Brown, Vinayak K. Nahar, Manoj Sharma

“…Objective: The aim of this study was to explain fruit and vegetable consumption behavior through application of the multi-theory model (MTM) of health behavior change among African American women in Mississippi, USA. Methods: This study utilized a cross sectional design. …”

Real-World Assessment of Weight Change in African American Females and Hispanics with HIV-1 After Initiating Integrase Strand-Transfer Inhibitors or Protease Inhibitors by Yen-Wen Chen, David Anderson, Christopher D. Pericone, Prina Donga

“…**Results:** Weighted cohorts included 3407 African American females (INSTI, 1704; PI, 1703) and 3711 Hispanics (INSTI, 1865; PI, 1846) PLWH. …”
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Differential Impact of Stress Reduction Programs upon Ambulatory Blood Pressure among African American Adolescents: Influences of Endothelin-1 Gene and Chronic Stress Exposure by Mathew J. Gregoski, Vernon A. Barnes, Martha S. Tingen, Yanbin Dong, Haidong Zhu, Frank A. Treiber

“…We investigated effects of endothelin-1 (ET-1) LYS198ASN SNP and discriminatory stress exposure upon impact of 12-week behavioral interventions upon ambulatory BP (ABP) among 162 prehypertensive African American adolescents. Following genotyping, completion of questionnaire battery, and 24-hour ABP monitoring, participants were randomized to health education control (HEC), life skills training (LST), or breathing awareness meditation (BAM). …”
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Making room for alternative African epistemologies in Ethiopian higher education by Meskerem Lechissa Debele

Subjects: “…Epistemologies, African diaspora, African-American scholarship, Ethiopia, higher education…”
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Revue de l’exposition The Color Line – Les artistes africains-américains et la ségrégation (1865-2016) by Églantine Morvant

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Violence and Memory in the Multiple Versions of Claudia Rankine’s Citizen by John K. Young

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Dans l’excès de visibilité : jeu du montrer / cacher dans les photographies de Lorna Simpson by Claudine Armand

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Making room for alternative African epistemologies in Ethiopian higher education by Meskerem Lechissa Debele

Subjects: “…Epistemologies, African diaspora, African-American scholarship, Ethiopia, higher education…”
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Glenda Carpio & Werner Sollors, eds., African American Literary Studies: New Texts, New Approaches, New Challenges.... by Ada Savin

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Resources and Suggestions to Support Black Women’s Maternal Health by Tyler S. Nesbit, Karen Awura-Adjoa Ronke Coker, Sarah McKune, Larry Forthun, LaToya O'Neal

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