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Posted inEditor's Column

EDITOR’S COLUMN: Black Men Less Likely to ‘Go Under the Knife’ But Are We Really Afraid of Losing Our Manhood?

Avatar photo by D. Kevin McNeir – Senior Editor July 20, 2022July 20, 2022

Doctors say that they’re witnessing a stampede of men hurrying to get vasectomies. I would hazard to say that the majority are not Black men. 

Gregg and NeNe Leakes (Courtesy of Nene Leakes via Instagram)
Posted inLifestyle

Gregg Leakes, Husband of ‘Real Housewives’ Star NeNe Leakes, Dead From Colon Cancer at Age 66

by WI Guest Author September 3, 2021December 21, 2021
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Posted inHealth

Social Media Favorite Jean ‘Ripped Grandpa’ Titus Makes Nutrition His Top Priority

Avatar photo by D. Kevin McNeir – Senior Editor March 17, 2021December 21, 2021
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Life Expectancy for Black Americans Drops as House Considers $1.9 Trillion Rescue Package

Stacey Brown photo by Stacy M. Brown February 24, 2021December 21, 2021
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Al Roker Thanks Supporters After Prostate Cancer Announcement

by WI Guest Author November 9, 2020December 21, 2021
Actor Chadwick Boseman succumbed to colon cancer in August. (WI file photo)
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Colon Cancer Can Be Managed: Expert

James Wright photo by James Wright Jr. September 9, 2020December 21, 2021
Courtesy of The Telegraph
Posted inBlack Experience, Health

New Prostate Test Could Help African American Men

by Sarafina Wright –Washington Informer Staff Writer July 29, 2020December 21, 2021
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Beyonce’s Father Reveals Breast Cancer Diagnosis

by WI Guest Author October 2, 2019December 21, 2021
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Health Walk Aims to Educate Black Men

Avatar photo by William J. Ford September 25, 2019December 21, 2021
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Stevie Wonder to Receive Kidney Transplant

by WI Guest Author July 9, 2019December 21, 2021

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