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UNCF Chicago Raises More Than $100K at 41st Annual Walk For Education

UNCF Walk for Education teams celebrate at the finish line (Photo Provided). More than 1200 supporters attended when UNCF (United Negro College Fund) held its...

COVID-19, flu and RSV shots − an epidemiologist explains why all three matter this fall

Getty Images Stock Photo by Annette Regan, University of San Francisco The Food and Drug Administration approved and granted emergency use authorization on Aug. 22, 2024,...

Prostate Cancer Screening May Lead to More Father’s Day Celebrations for Black Men

For all men, particularly Black men, sharing and bringing awareness to their prostate cancer risk and health history may mean celebrating more Father's Days...

Lung cancer is the deadliest of all cancers, and screening could save many lives − if more people could access it

Lung cancer screening typically involves a low-dose CT scan. Adobe Stock Photo by Nina Thomas, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus Many medical organizations have been...

Why Black History Month Should NOT be Celebrated Without Talking Mental Health

Throughout Black History Month and beyond, the role African Americans have played and continue to play in history was recognized and honored. The month...

Wellness Coach Aniya Foster Transforms Lives, Opens New South Loop Gym

Aniya Foster's claim to fame as a wellness coach is that she has helped hundreds of women lose thousands of pounds. Growing up in...

Want Kids to Achieve? Heal Racism’s Wounds

By Joseph Williams Ashanti Branch was failing, and he wasn’t sure why.  In 2004, not long after abandoning a promising, lucrative career as an engineer, Branch...

Tune in to Word In Black’s Event With Dr. Joy DeGruy and Dr. Bahia Cross

What part do institutions, communities, and individuals need to play in order to establish justice and create the possibility for equity and unity? Join Word...

Tune in to Word In Black’s Event With Dr. Joy DeGruy and Dr. Bahia Cross

Join us on Wednesday, Oct 25, for a conversation about what racial healing looks like in real time for the Black community. What part do...

To Improve Our Health, Change Our Story

Truth, Racial Healing and Transformation framework author Gail Christopher says Black health starts with changing America’s racial narrative.   by Joseph Williams   From disproportionately high rates of chronic...
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