About and Editorial Policy
Black Girls Thrive Daily is an independent health-information site written for Black women in the United States. It is run by one editor, Imani Rowland, it sells nothing, and it takes no money from supplement companies, clinics or advertisers. Every number published here is traced to a named primary source with a date attached, and any claim that cannot be traced is cut before the page goes live.
What is this site for?
Most health content is written for a general audience and then handed to everyone unchanged. That works until the general audience is not you. Uterine fibroids are diagnosed later. Eczema and psoriasis are photographed almost exclusively on white skin. Blood pressure climbs earlier. Maternal deaths are roughly three times more common. A guide that never mentions any of that is not neutral; it is incomplete.
This site starts from the research on how conditions actually present, get diagnosed and get treated in Black women, and then writes the plain-language version. The goal is narrow and practical: you should be able to read a page here and walk into an appointment knowing what to ask and what the numbers on your chart mean.
Who writes it?
Imani Rowland writes and maintains every page. She spent six years producing patient-education material for a community health system before starting this site, which is where she learned how much meaning gets lost between a clinical guideline and the person it was written for. Her full background, what she covers and how she works are on her editor page.
She is not a physician. Nothing on this site is written as a diagnosis, a prescription or a treatment plan, and nothing here should replace a clinician who has your chart in front of her.
How is this site funded?
It is not funded by the health industry. There are no affiliate links, no supplement partnerships, no sponsored posts and no display advertising as of publication. If any of that ever changes, a visible disclosure block will appear at the top of every affected page before a single link goes live, and this section will be rewritten to say exactly what the arrangement is.
This matters more in health than in almost any other subject. The largest sites competing for these searches are supplement funnels: the article explains a condition, the recommendation at the bottom is a product, and the product is owned by the same company that published the article. That structure decides the conclusion before the research starts.
What are the editorial rules?
| Rule | What it means in practice |
|---|---|
| Primary sources only | Figures come from the CDC, the NIH, ACOG, the AHA, the ADA, the USPSTF, the FDA or peer-reviewed journals. Never from another health blog. |
| Every number carries a date | The year the data refers to is recorded, not just the year it was published. Health statistics move. |
| Unverifiable claims get cut | If a sentence cannot be traced back to a source, the sentence is deleted rather than softened. |
| Contested evidence is labelled | Where the research genuinely disagrees, the page says so instead of picking the tidier answer. |
| No diagnosis, no dosing | Pages explain what tests and thresholds mean. They never tell a reader what to take or how much. |
| Corrections are public | Errors are fixed on the page and noted, not quietly overwritten. |
The longer version, including how sources are ranked and how often pages are re-checked, is on the how we research page.
What this site is not
It is not a government agency and not affiliated with one. It is not a clinic, a health plan, a telehealth service or a pharmacy. It does not have a relationship with the CDC, the NIH, ACOG, the American Heart Association, the American Diabetes Association or any other organisation cited on these pages. Citing an agency is not endorsement by that agency, in either direction.
It also does not collect health information about you. There is no symptom checker, no quiz, no account, and no form that asks for a date of birth, a Social Security number or a medical record. The privacy policy sets out exactly what is and is not collected.
How do I report an error?
Send it to [email protected] with the page URL and, if you have it, the source that contradicts what is published. Corrections that change a fact are made on the page itself. This is the fastest way to improve the site, and it is taken seriously: a wrong number in health writing is not a typo.
Questions about this publisher
Is Black Girls Thrive Daily a medical provider?
No. It is a publisher. Nothing on the site creates a doctor-patient relationship, and no one here can see your history, your medications or your test results. Use it to prepare for care, not to replace it.
Who reviews the content?
The editor writes and reviews every page against the primary sources cited on it. The site does not currently retain a physician reviewer, and it does not claim to. Where a page reaches the limit of what a writer can responsibly say, it says so and points to a clinician.
Can I republish an article?
No, not in full. Quote a paragraph with a link back and that is fine. Wholesale republication is not permitted under the terms of use.
Do you accept guest posts or sponsored content?
No. Every page is written in house. Pitches for sponsored placements, product mentions and link insertions are declined without exception, which is the only way the sourcing rules above mean anything.
Medical disclaimer. This article is health information, not medical advice. It cannot account for your history, your medications or your test results. Talk to a licensed clinician before you change anything about your treatment. Read the full disclaimer.