Melanin Bliss
The Archive
As New York State pours billions into consolidating its safety-net hospitals, Melanin Bliss Media investigates what the merger frenzy means for
Jul 20, 2026In 1899, a Black sociologist walked the Seventh Ward of Philadelphia, house by house, and proved something American medicine would spend the
Jul 19, 2026Black women report pain constantly, consistently, and clearly — and are undertreated for it constantly, consistently, and clearly. MB looks at why.
Jul 18, 2026Your home address isn’t your exposure. New mobility-tracking research shows the air you actually breathe follows you through the day and the disparity is wider by race than by income.
Jul 18, 2026When the air turns unsafe and the apartment has no AC, some New Yorkers aren't waiting on the city. They're selling the fix and doing public health's job for free in the process.
Jul 18, 2026988 crisis line racial disparities
Jul 16, 2026How Congress turned 61,000 airport workers into unpaid hostages, and what happens when America finally says enough.
Jul 16, 2026A 2021 task force killed the race-based kidney formula that made Black patients’ organs look healthier than they were. Four years later, MB went looking for where it’s still quietly running.
Jul 15, 2026Weekend recap, MB Frame, and why awareness months don't end when the graphics stop.
Jul 13, 2026The rule everyone quotes and almost nobody has actually read.
Jul 8, 2026For Black Men's Mental Health Awareness Month
Jul 7, 2026How algorithmic prior authorization quietly denies care to Black patients - and how to fight the denial.
Jul 7, 2026