black health

Editor’s Note: This story was produced by Consumer Reports, an independent, nonprofit member organization that works…

“If you want to feed a person, you pay a man,” says Joy Altimare of EHE Health, one the sponsors of our first-ever…

The COVID-19 pandemic has fully illuminated the effect that decades of ingrained, systemic racism has had on the…

Newly released data on COVID-19 infections and deaths in South Carolina reveals that the global pandemic seems to be…

The black community has long been underserved when it comes to healthcare in America. Whether that comes from a lack…

Black men, historically, are reluctant to go to the doctor. I mean just speaking for myself I’ve only recently been…

Another day and unfortunately, another unnecessary death of a young black man.

Black activists and health experts are slamming what they say is Meharry Medical College’s deal with the devil: in…

John Singleton. Dead at 51. Stroke/Hypertension.

A group of black medical professionals have joined forces in order to prioritize the health and well-being of…

When I was 19 years old, I walked into a health center in Michigan knowing I was pregnant but uncertain of my…

Sunscreen is a must. I do not care how young, how gifted or how black you think you are, it’s the lotion none of us…

The barbershop is about as multifunctional a space as they come: a place to get a lineup, a shave, or a cut and…

My Glow Up goddesses! You asked, and I got the answers on the best chemical peels and lasers for darker skin tones.

On a break while shopping for Black Friday deals, a friend and I sat down for lunch in the Detroit suburbs. My…

It’s a beautiful sight to see: a 15-year-old dancing from his hospital bed, living life to the fullest. And the…

It has been some 45 years since the horrific “Tuskegee Study of Untreated Syphilis in the Negro Male,” also known as…

The saying goes, “Healthy mind, healthy body.” But how often do we tend, acknowledge and nurture our mental health?

The story of Henrietta Lacks and her “immortal” cells is not quite over. Her eldest son, Lawrence Lacks, has come…