How a Baltimore neuroscience study is rewriting Black America’s relationship with medical research
By Alia Sajani Priscilla Agnew-Hines will never be able to forget that day in early 2020. On March 26, just weeks after Covid-19 officially became a global pandemic, her son died from an overdose. Larry, 41, was a chef, a drummer for his gospel church, and the son who challenged Priscilla’s barbecue skills during summer cookouts. He also struggled with addiction. That, she knew. But what made him more prone to addiction? “What part of the brain triggers mental illness?” Priscilla asked during a recent interview. “If we continue to be quiet, no one will understand the process of mental