(The Root) — Kimberli Taylor-Clarke and her husband, Khary, were a love match. They were college sweethearts, still together after 11 years and happily raising their first child. Khary adored his family, but he also let Kimberli know that at least four nights a week, he had an appointment. “That was his way,” Taylor-Clarke recalls,…

(The Root) — With hard work, determination, friendship and sometimes faith, a group of black women have mounted a successful, national battle against obesity that’s helping women in communities all over the country. Surprised? That’s expected. Recent media coverage of obesity among black women provides a near-constant diet of stereotypes and hopelessness, while giving sisters…

This is a companion piece to HIV/AIDS Trials: No Place for Black Women? Learn more about the latest HIV/AIDS trials open to women: AIDS Clinical Trials Network — Find Your City ClinicalTrials.gov — AIDS Trials Key research community organizations Black Women’s Health Imperative

Medical breakthroughs in curing sickle-cell anemia and treating prostate cancer and HIV/AIDS may dramatically improve life for the millions of people struggling with these diseases, but there are significant barriers that may keep African Americans from receiving this new, high-quality care. This article is the second in a series about how health care costs, policies…

This is a companion piece to Fighting Prostate Cancer: Good News, Bad News. Navigating the health care system to get the best care is a challenge, but it’s worth the fight. Working through patient networks, top cancer hospitals, advocacy organizations and clinical trials may help you find the care you need. 1. Contact the advocates:…

Medical breakthroughs in curing sickle-cell anemia and treating HIV/AIDS and prostate cancer may dramatically improve life for the millions of people struggling with these diseases, but there are significant barriers that may keep African Americans from receiving this new, high-quality care. This article is the first in a series about how health care costs, policies…

This is a companion piece to Did You Know About the Sickle-Cell Cure? 1. Reach federal officials in charge of sickle-cell funding: Francis Collins, M.D., director, the National Institutes of Health: [email protected] Susan Shurin, M.D., director, the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: [email protected] 2. Track federal sickle-cell research and funding: NIH sickle-cell research-project database…

It’s only been a few weeks or so since controversial evolutionary psychologist Satoshi Kanazawa posted the blog heard round the world — his blatantly discriminatory study, “Why Are Black Women Rated Less Physically Attractive Than Other Women?” In a nearly unanimous verdict, Kanazawa’s peers — his fellow science bloggers and psychologists — have found him…

Dec. 1 marks the 22nd anniversary of World AIDS Day. This year’s theme — universal access and human rights — underscores the need for prevention and treatment for all people around the world. Yet in light of recent Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports, most black Americans are focused on the increasingly frustrating situation…