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How The Closing Of Atlanta Medical Center Will Impact The Black Community

The closing of one of Atlanta's trauma centers will have a major impact on the community. On Aug. 31, Wellstar informed the 2,800 employees...

Why Gov. Brian Kemp Wants To Make It Harder For Georgians To Receive Medicaid

Gov. Brian Kemp appears to be doing everything in his power to prevent Georgia citizens from accessing Medicaid and he recently got help from...

Atlanta Area Woman Contracts Monkeypox, Shares Journey Online

An Atlanta-area woman has used social media as a way to share her journey after contracting monkeypox. Camille Seaton of Marietta, Georgia contracted monkeypox...

Monkeypox Cases Rise In Georgia As World Health Organization Declares Global Emergency

  On July 23, the World Health Organization said monkeypox qualifies as a global emergency. Since May, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported...

A Piece of Peace – Why Dr. King Would Still Believe in Nonviolence  

“No justice, no peace. Know justice, know peace.”   That common phrase has been shouted from the rooftops and exclaimed on the streets from activists, protestors...

Why Black Women Are More at Risk of Dying From Breast Cancer

(StatePoint) Health equity means that everyone has a fair and just opportunity to be as healthy as possible. Yet, according to a recently released...

Breast Cancer Awareness: Breast Health is More Than a Mammogram

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, a yearly campaign to increase awareness of breast cancer and breast health. During the month of October, many...

Black and Pregnant: More Complicated Amid a Pandemic?

While many women will tell you that being pregnant is stressful, being a black and pregnant woman during a pandemic is incredibly stressful and...

Director John Singleton’s Fatal Stroke Spotlights Black Americans’ Hypertension Risk

Filmmaker John Singleton was hailed for his ability to portray black Americans' lives on screen. His death drew attention to one of the biggest...

Dying While Black: Perpetual Gaps Exist in Health Care for African Americans

Several years ago, MapQuest directed me on a 10-hour drive to visit my father in a Florida hospital. Complications from diabetes, including blindness, kidney...

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