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Students from CUNY School of Medicine meet with HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra. (Courtesy of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)

Discussing Black Health as Black History Month Wraps Up

by Lindiwe Vilakazi March 1, 2023November 30, 2023

Physicians and government officials alike talked about equity, inclusion and African American health priorities as the HHS hosted its first Black Health Summit in D.C.

February is American Heart Month. According to the CDC, Black adults are among those bearing the highest burden of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and the health-related consequences in the nation. (Stock photo/Storyblock)

The Rising Concern of Heart Health in Black Adults

by Lindiwe Vilakazi February 22, 2023November 30, 2023

Thometta Cozart, a professional advocate for health equity, got a strong dose of reality when her father had a stroke and then a seizure. (Courtesy of Trice Edney News Wire)

At Her Father’s Side: Public Health Expert Finds Herself Facing Real-Life Crisis

by WI Guest Author September 29, 2021December 21, 2021

Sherman Hardy, wearing prison garb, displays a "I Can't Breathe" sign during a demonstration at Eastover Shopping Center in Oxon Hill, Maryland, protesting the killing of George Floyd. (Anthony Tilghman/The Washington Informer)

Black Mental Health Top Priority Surrounding Anniversary of George Floyd’s Death

by WI Guest Author May 30, 2021December 21, 2021

Coronavirus, Covid-19, Health

A Candid Conversation with Dr. Theodore Watkins Sr., M.D. Concerning COVID-19 Vaccines and the Black Community

by WI Guest Author May 12, 2021December 21, 2021

White House COVID-19 Response Explains Vaccine Hesitancy Within the Black Community

by Stacy M. Brown May 12, 2021December 21, 2021

Incoming freshman at Howard University in Northwest kick off their school year with an event at Andrew Rankin Memorial Chapel on Aug. 11. (Roy Lewis/The Washington Informer)

Black Experience, Health

Attending HBCUs May Reduce Risk for Midlife Health Issues: Study

by WI Guest Author November 18, 2020December 21, 2021

Columnists, Faith, Lyndia Grant, Religion

THE RELIGION CORNER: My People Perish for the Lack of Knowledge, Pt. 4

by Lyndia Grant May 6, 2020December 21, 2021

Courtesy of NNPA Newswire

Obesity Among Black Women Outrageously High

by WI Guest Author November 14, 2019December 21, 2021

Courtesy of iStockphoto via NNPA Newswire

Health, Stacy M. Brown

Why is Suicide a Growing Problem in the Black Community?

by WI Guest Author September 23, 2019December 21, 2021