Samuel U. Rodgers Health Center in Kansas City Missouri has launched a campaign to get local uninsured or underinsured African-American young adults who don’t see a doctor regularly to see a doctor. Their “Urban Health Relief Plan†is aimed at getting young Black people in for check ups, follow ups and establishing a place to […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Pulitzer Prize winning reporter and former New York Newsday Editor Les Payne recently had a nasty fall…and didn’t go to the doctor. He’s a man of a certain age so I was concerned. He explained some of his initial thoughts after the incident: ‘I got this;’ I muttered, faithful to race and gender. What’s the […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Disclaimer: This post is not intended to suggest Roberta Tubbs of The Cleveland Show has herpes. She’s a lovely young lady that’s not real. A recent study done by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows herpes rates remain high in U.S. So high every 1 in 6 Americans between the ages of […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Photo Credit: “Passing Through Eldridge” by Gigi Bio In many arguments with friends I’ve been told as far as being “green” is concerned Black people don’t care about dolphins or polar bears. Black people care about people, particularly our own survival. And that’s understandable as there is much to be concerned with in our community, […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
