Did you know that the Black community faces a higher risk of hepatitis-related deaths? While the exact number varies annually, the death rate for hepatitis B in our community is nearly three times higher than among whites. For...
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Can Heritage Travel Heal Generational Trauma?
For many Black families, history lives beyond family photographs and cherished stories. It is woven into places where lives were forever changed, from the ports where millions of Africans were forced onto slave ships to...
The Truth About Brazilian Butt Lifts
Social media has transformed cosmetic surgery from a private medical decision into a public conversation. Scroll through Instagram, TikTok, or reality television, and it is easy to find influencers and celebrities celebrating...
Black Beauty Beyond GLP-1 Trends
As a woman, I know one thing for sure: beauty standards have never stood still. From the days when my makeup routine consisted of just an eye pencil, powder, and lip gloss to where we are now, I’ve watched beauty trends...
Talking Sexual Health With Black Girls
“If you get pregnant, you’re leaving this house.” This statement pretty much sums up the sexual health conversations my sisters and I had with our parents as teen girls. Beyond that warning, I learned about sex from textbooks...
Caring Without Becoming His Caregiver
Many discussions about Black men’s health leave out important realities, thereby contributing to the one-sided support in most relationships. It is not uncommon to see one partner carrying all the emotional, physical, and...
Why Black Boys Need Sex Education
Looking back today on the conversations I had about sex, I discovered that most of the things I knew about it came from my friends, movies, and music. Several years later, with the advent of social media and the internet, I...
Breaking Vasectomy Myths for Black Men
When we speak about men’s health in the Black community, it is often centered on heart disease, prostate cancer, mental health, and diabetes. Yet, several health topics, especially on male contraceptives, are rarely...
The Best Exercises for Men Over 30
Age-related physiological decline in men often begins in the early to mid-thirties. Research suggests that Black men experience accelerated biological aging, meaning our bodies show signs of disease, cellular wear-and-tear, and...
Health Impact of Gaming Culture on Black Males
Did you know that the video game cartridge was created by Black American, Gerald “Jerry” Lawson? Ed Smith, another Black American, helped create the APF MP 1000, a home console that uses an 8-bit cartridge. Throughout history...