While the gap between life expectancy rates for African Americans and Whites still exists, it has narrowed over the last two decades, according to “Health, United States, 2011,” a new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention(CDC) report released on Wednesday. Between 2000 and 2009, life expectancy at birth increased more for African Americans than for [...]

A Mississippi native, Dr. J. Steven Blake has not only adapted to his Mount Airy neighborhood, but also built community around his medical practice. And in his eyes, building community has meant raising awareness of colon cancer and the importance of colon health — a subject which Blake not only calls his job, but his [...]

Kpong — Women around Ghana’s Lake Volta are being trained as pilots and primary healthcare workers in an attempt to fight the water-borne disease schistosomiasis. The women have begun delivering health-related materials to isolated communities around Lake Volta. They drop specially designed aerodynamic packages containing information on how to prevent schistosomiasis, which is classified by [...]

  Charise and Jennifer Thomas believe African-American hair isn’t something to be tamed, weaved, or ironed into submission. The Detroit sisters want black women to embrace their hair’s natural texture — and their aim is to offer the practical and social support needed for them to step out with confidence. Enter Naturally Flyy Detroit’s natural [...]