Christy Oglesby

Apr 29, 2024 | thegrio.com | Christy Oglesby |Lottie Joiner

Health NEW ORLEANS — Xavier University of Louisiana and Ochsner Health leaders signed a legal agreement today to create the nation’s fifth HBCU allopathic medical school, a move that physicians assert can mitigate disparities that kill Black people with some diseases two times more often than others.

Feb 20, 2024 | thegrio.com | Christy Oglesby |Torrence Banks

Most parents understand the health risks of tackle football for children, but a new poll found significant differences in how Black, Hispanic and white parents of children under 18 view the benefits of the game. Black and Hispanic parents are nearly twice as likely to see youth football as a path to college scholarships and even to the NFL, the poll found.

Jan 26, 2024 | thegrio.com | Christy Oglesby |Miles Marshall Lewis

Culture Watch James Baldwin’s celebrated essay collection, “The Fire Next Time,” has inspired numerous artistic works since its 1963 release. Ta-Nehisi Coates’ instant classic, “Between the World and Me,” and Jesmyn Ward’s race-themed anthology of 2016, “The Fire This Time,” are among them.

Jul 4, 2023 | thegrio.com | Christy Oglesby |Lauren Sausser

CHARLESTON, S.C. — Maude Callen, a Black nurse-midwife, delivered more than 800 infants across the South Carolina Lowcountry starting in the 1920s, when segregation made it difficult for Black people to get medical care. Although Callen isn’t commonly considered a household name, visitors passing through the new $120 million International African American Museum will learn about her work.

Apr 27, 2023 | thegrio.com | Christy Oglesby |Tarena Lofton

Sadé Lewis of Queens, New York, has suffered migraines since she was a kid, and as she started college, they got worse. A recent change in her insurance left the 27-year-old looking for a new neurologist. That’s when she found West 14 Street MedicalArts in New York. MedicalArts recommended that she get an electroencephalogram (EEG) and an MRI to make sure her brain was functioning properly. An EEG is a test to measure the electrical activity of the brain.