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Ex-Boxing Champ Leon Spinks Diagnosed with Prostate Cancer

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

Civil rights icon Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.) (pictured) and Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.) declined invitations to attend the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum dedication ceremony, when they learned that President Donald Trump was also invited. This photo was taken during a Congressional Black Caucus press conference on police brutality at the Department of Justice in Washington, D.C. in 2016. (Freddie Allen/AMG/NNPA)

Black Experience, Politics

John Lewis Diagnosed with Stage 4 Pancreatic Cancer

by WI Guest Author December 30, 2019December 21, 2021

Courtesy of analcancerfoundation.org

Young Black Males Among Highest Cancer Cases of Anal Cancer

by WI Guest Author November 20, 2019December 21, 2021

Maya Rockeymoore Cummings, chair of the Maryland Democratic Party, speaks at the state Democratic Party's 20th annual legislative luncheon in Annapolis on Jan. 8. (Brigette White/The Washington Informer)

Cummings’ Widow Launches Campaign, Talks Double Mastectomy

by WI Guest Author November 12, 2019December 21, 2021

Mathew Knowles (Courtesy photo)

Beyonce’s Father Reveals Breast Cancer Diagnosis

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

Allergan has issued a global recall of breast implants linked to a rare cancer. (Courtesy of ABC News-Go.com)

Breast Implants Linked to Rare Cancer Recalled

by WI Guest Author July 31, 2019December 21, 2021

Elsie Smith (Courtesy photo)

Health, Stacy M. Brown

Maryland Entrepreneur, Philanthropist Needs Stem Cell Transplant for Rare Cancer

by Stacy M. Brown May 29, 2019December 21, 2021

Approximately 2.5 million men in the nation currently have prostate cancer, and African-Americans are 70 percent more likely to develop the disease than whites. (Courtesy of nationalurbanmedia.com)

Prostate Screening is a Must

by WI Guest Author May 24, 2019December 21, 2021

African Americans remain at an increased risk for cancer. (Courtesy of Health Daily News)

Health, Stacy M. Brown

Blacks’ Cancer Risk Still Higher than Others

by Stacy M. Brown February 13, 2019October 31, 2020

Maryland Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller Jr. speaks with reporters Jan. 9 after the first day of the 2019 General Assembly session. (William J. Ford/The Washington Informer)

Politics, William J. Ford

Md. Senate President Mike Miller Diagnosed with Prostate Cancer

by William J. Ford January 11, 2019October 31, 2020