By Jazz Paz It is no coincidence that the month of new year’s resolutions is the month of mental health awareness, especially for Black and...
Written by Stacy M. Brown Sickle cell disease, a group of inherited blood disorders, affects around 100,000 individuals in the United States and is...
By Shadawn McCants Imagine a young African American woman in her early twenties going to her local health department’s STI testing and treatment center. Her...
WILMER, TEXAS – The Dallas Area Agency on Aging (DAAA), a project of the Community Council of Greater Dallas (CCGD), awarded the City of Wilmer...
By: Antoine M. Thompson When discussing the ongoing climate crisis, I often hear the proverbial phrase, “we are all in this together.” However, the data...
By Gregory Stevens The Women’s Resource Center, Inc. (WRC), founded by Dr. Willie Mae Lewis to help with mental health transitions and life skill...
Experts Ask Government for Racial Impact Study Before a Federal Menthol Ban WASHINGTON, D.C. – Aug. 22, 2023 – The National Coalition of Justice Practitioners...
The mean life expectancy in the United States is 82.4 years, but in Harris County this can vary by about 20 years between ZIP codes....
By: Jennifer Magdalene Although the life expectancy of Black Americans has been on an upward trend in recent decades, it continues to lag behind that...
I am Black. I am a mother of two. I am a Black mother in America. I have a two-year-old son, and a four-year-old daughter....
