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Cara Anthony

Cara Anthony appears in Kaiser Health News and previously worked at The Indianapolis Star, The Frederick News-Post and the Daily Press. Cara co-moderated USA Today Network events during the 2016 election, and her six-part Belleville News-Democrat series titled “Then I Knew” about racism in America was nominated in 2018 for an Emmy. She is a graduate of Tennessee State University.

Health

Op-Ed: Black Hair Matters: How Going Natural Made Me Visible

Cara Anthony Nov 13, 2020

KHN Midwest correspondent Cara Anthony poses for a photo with her daughter on Aug. 29 (left), and shows off her buzz cut after a trip to the salon in June (right). Three months into the pandemic, Anthony said goodbye to chemically…

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‘I Wasn’t Eating’: Senior Twin Sisters Battle Pandemic Anxiety Together

Cara Anthony Apr 16, 2020

Ninety-two-year-old twins and neighbors Edna Mayes (left) and Ethel Sylvester, of East St. Louis, Illinois, are relying on each other through the COVID-19 pandemic. Following a recent hospital stay sparked by Sylvester’s fear that she had…

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‘Staying Away From Grandma’ Isn’t An Option In Multigenerational Homes

Cara Anthony Apr 6, 2020

The Walker family ― (standing from left) Michael "Amir" Nimrod, Andre'a Walker-Nimrod, Wilma Walker, Howard Walker, (seated) matriarch Evelyn Whitfield and Maleeya Nimrod ― pose for a portrait at the Walker residence on March 21, 2020, in…