California State University at Dominquez Hills

National Institutes of Health Awards CSU Dominguez Hills Professor $655,000 Grant to Develop Innovative HIV PrEP Uptake Intervention

Sentinel News ServiceJuly 11, 2019

Grant project addresses disparity in new HIV infections among young gay African American men Carson, CA – The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) Professor of Sociology Matt G. Mutchler a three-year $656,000 grant to address the disproportionate rate of new HIV infections among young African American men and help improve their overall health and well-being. Mutchler and a team of investigators, including student and community health educators, will work with a community advisory board and participants to develop, pilot, and evaluate “PrEP-Talk,” an innovative intervention support program for young gay African American men

History Religion

This Week in Black Faith History – Cora Martin-Moore

Last.fmFebruary 13, 2019

Cora Martin-Moore was an American contralto singer, pianist and choir director. Born in Chicago on Nov. 4, 1927, Martin-Moore was the oldest child of Lucius and Annie Moore. She took the surname Martin after being adopted at a young age by pioneering gospel artist, Sallie Martin. She began singing as a child at Chicago’s Mount Pleasant Baptist Church. As a teenager, she joined her mother’s singing group, the Sallie Martin Singers, and toured with them across America. Martin-Moore was noted for her tone, breath control and restraint on a recording of “Eyes Hath Not Seen,” and also demonstrated her versatility by singing Prof. Alex Bradford‘s