Monthly Archives: April 2021

More than anything, it is imperative that we understand the importance of food as medicine and that we build up our immune system. Nutrition is fundamental to our survival and to overcoming any disease. We must eat like our lives depended on it. And just know that there are so many steps we can take to give our bodies the competitive edge to not only survive -- but to thrive. This pandemic has shown us that once again -- the Black community cannot rely on systems built by the colonizers to save us. And nor should we. The exact same system that gave us this brutal system of policing, also gave us modern day medicine, which explains why the Black community…

submitted by Lisa Davis How is DispatchHealth, which promotes itself as a mobile health care unit that makes house calls, able to operate in Essex County, NJ by only serving the predominantly white communities, while excluding the predominantly Black and Brown ones? According to it's website, "for the same cost as an urgent care visit, the DispatchHealth house call team arrives at your door able to test and treat COVID-19 symptoms, flu, strep, mono…don’t worry, we treat everything an urgent care can, and more. Stay Home, Stay Safe, Let DispatchHealth Come to You." But if you live in Essex County, you can verify by going to its zipcode checker, that Dispatch Health does not service the county's predominantly Black/Brown communities, which…