Investigations & Dispatches

The Pain They Didn't Believe

Sickle cell disease affects about 100,000 Americans — nearly nine in ten of them Black. For a century, medicine underfunded it, and

THE WEEK WE FOLLOW THE BODY

A weekend of momentum, and a week built around one question: who decides a Black body is worth believing, funding, and seeing?

The Suicide Data That Erases Black and Brown Communities

Aggregate suicide statistics can hide who's actually being left out of care. MB breaks down what the CDC data shows and what data is still missing.

A Three-Digit Number Cannot Replace a Care System

988 offers 24/7 support. What happens in the days after the call is where the real test begins. What Happened From

Lower Drug Prices — or Lower Barriers?

What Trump's new drug deals actually mean for patients. What Happened The White House announced new agreements with nine pharmaceutical

Who Disappears in the Data?

Hospital equity reports lean on broad labels “diverse,” “minority,” “underserved,” “community.” Those words can flatten real differences: treating all Black, Asian, Latino,

The Exam That Decides Whether Anyone Believes You

Whether a sexual assault survivor gets a trained forensic exam depends almost entirely on which emergency room they walk into. That'

Foster Care Is a Health System. It Just Isn't Run Like One.

Every conversation about foster care runs through family court. Almost none of them run through the fact that foster youth carry some

MB's 10 Questions Before an Algorithm Touches a Patient

Hospitals and insurers are already using AI to triage, price, and decide. MB is asking them to show their work. What Happened

Legacy and Lineage: The Untold Stories Behind This Season's Anniversaries

Michael Kors turns 45. Rachel Comey turns 25. Coach turns 85. But the deeper story is in the Black design lineages carrying their own histories forward.

What FW26's Biggest Beauty Trends Actually Look Like on Melanin-Rich Skin

The runway called it 'tired girl' makeup and blush-forward looks. Here's what translates — and what doesn't — for textured hair and deeper skin tones.

The Black Designer Power List: Who's Showing at NYFW SS27

From Sergio Hudson to Diotima, the definitive MB tracker of every Black designer on this season's official CFDA calendar.