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‘Hot Flashes and Cool Conversations’: Chicago Event Kicks Off National Menopause Tour

Tanya Bennett, founder of Hot Flashes and Cool Conversations Foundation, with Cook County Commissioner Donna Miller (Photo Provided).  Women from across the city gathered at...

Nearly 50% Drop in Black Cancer Deaths, Yet Stark Disparities Persist

Photo Credit: Getty Images The American Cancer Society’s new report, Cancer Statistics for African American and Black People, 2025, brings some good news and hard...

‘Hot Flashes And Cool Conversations: The Menopause Chronicles’ Tour Kicks Off In Chicago, Feb. 23

Tanya Bennett, founder of the Hot Flashes and Cool Conversations Foundation (Photo Provided). The Hot Flashes and Cool Conversations Foundation, PUSH 365 Event Group LLC,...

Valerie Jarrett to Receive Lifetime Achievement Award at 2025 Women Of Excellence Event

Valerie Jarrett (Photo Credit: Obama Foundation). Trailblazers Unite to Celebrate the Leadership and Impact of Exemplary Black Women at the Sheraton Grand Chicago Riverwalk on...

Dementia: The Silent Epidemic Stealing Our Loved Ones

Black Americans are twice as likely to develop dementia, yet awareness and early intervention remain low (Photo Credit Aalok Soni/baseimage). BHM Our Voices: Viewpoints on...

The Untold Stories of Black Adoption: Shattering Silence and Stigma

Sandria Washington and Samantha Coleman know firsthand the impact of secrecy in Black adoption. As late-discovery adoptees, they turned their pain into purpose—founding Black...

First Lady of Calumet City Saprina Jones Fights Breast Cancer and Launches Support Initiative

Saprina Jones and her husband, Calumet City Mayor Thaddeus Jones (Photo Provided).  Saprina Jones, First Lady of Calumet City and wife of Mayor Thaddeus Jones,...

Keep Your Mind Right: How to Protect Your Mental Health in Uncertain Times

Photo Credit: Getty Images Signature As we close the first month of this year, we all know we are in for a year that can...

Equal Hope Hosts 3rd Annual ‘Teal Talk’ Health & Resource Fair to Combat Cervical Cancer in Chicago

Nonprofit holds event as a part of January’s National Cervical Cancer Awareness Month (Photo Credit: Getty Images). In honor of National Cervical Cancer Awareness Month...

Cancer’s Shifting Threat: Key Findings from the 2025 ACS Report

Photo Credit: Getty Images Signature This isn’t breaking news, but cancer remains a scourge in this country. The latest report from the American Cancer Society...
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