Tag Archives: cancer
Link Between Early Baldness and Prostate Cancer for Black Men
University of Pennsylvania researches black men and prostate cancer.
The University of Pennsylvania is the first study to look only at African American men.
By Sandra Evangelina Garcia
Cancer Death Rates Fall in the United States
The drop in cancer deaths began in the 1990s and continue on a downward spiral
Deaths from cancer continue to drop for American men and women from most racial and…
By Cedric 'Big Ced' Thornton
9 Things You Should Know About Mammograms
Get informed for Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Get informed for Breast Cancer Awareness Month
By Sasha King
To Beat Prostate Cancer, I Faced the Real Killer—Fear
The most important words in Warren Buffett’s prostate cancer announcement are “early stage.” Black men, get screened early and often.
The ability of prostate cancer to kill you depends largely on whether you allow fear…
By Alfred Edmond, Jr.
Backtalk with Lalah Hathaway
Contemporary R&B vocalist Lalah Hathaway has created a catalog of music that spans more than…
By Carolyn M. Brown
Looking Back and Giving Back: How Entrepreneurs Use Profitable Skills for Philanthropy
Three professionals who use their talents to help communities
These professionals are using their talents and skills not just for profit but to give…
By Janell Hazelwood
All I Want For Christmas is… Balance in My Life
The holidays bring out the best and worse in people but there is a middleground
Christmas is a time for family & friends but it can be a stressful period…
By Caroline Clarke
Legal Scholar Derrick Bell Dead at 80
The first African-American dean of a non-historically Black law school dies
Derrick Bell, the first tenured Black professor at Harvard Law School, died Wednesday of carcinoid…
By Janel Martinez
Destination: Happiness
You have more control over getting there than you think
A diagnosis of cervical cancer at the age of 25 changed Tamika Felder’s perception of…
By Tamara E. Holmes
15 Black Artists Who Died Too Young
In the wake of Amy Winehouse's passing, we reminisce on other musical greats that were taken before their time
Amy Winehouse recently passed of mysterious causes in her London apartment, marking another example of…
