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Editor's Column

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

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)

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

Jean Titus (Courtesy of Titus Unlimited)

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

by D. Kevin McNeir – Senior Editor March 17, 2021December 21, 2021

Life Expectancy for Black Americans Drops as House Considers $1.9 Trillion Rescue Package

by Stacy M. Brown February 24, 2021December 21, 2021

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)

Colon Cancer Can Be Managed: Expert

by James Wright Jr. September 9, 2020December 21, 2021

Courtesy of The Telegraph

Black Experience, Health

New Prostate Test Could Help African American Men

by Sarafina Wright –Washington Informer Staff Writer July 29, 2020December 21, 2021

Mathew Knowles (Courtesy photo)

Beyonce’s Father Reveals Breast Cancer Diagnosis

by WI Guest Author October 2, 2019December 21, 2021

Participants raise their arms during the National African American Male Wellness Walk at Anacostia Park in Southeast on Sept. 21. (Courtesy of Joshua Ross)

Health Walk Aims to Educate Black Men

by William J. Ford September 25, 2019December 21, 2021

Stevie Wonder

Stevie Wonder to Receive Kidney Transplant

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