How to Protect Yourself and Your Family During RSV Season
December 25, 2024
Sweater weather, fall leaves, and pumpkin spice lattes mark the beginning of autumn. They also mark the start of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) season.
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- LACMA Showcases ‘Imagining Black Diasporas: 21st-Century Art and Poetics’ Exhibit
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- Los Angeles Rams and LAPD Spread Holiday Cheer with Annual Sleigh Ride
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Diabetes Severely Impacts Black Community, But Simple Steps Can Prevent the Disease
November 6, 2024
With November being National Diabetes Month, it’s important to know the risk factors associated with this disease, and what you can do to lower your chances of developing this serious illness that affects millions of people in America.
Micheaux Film Festival and OneLegacy Unite Rapper Freeway, Writers, and Producers for Authentic Storytelling
October 30, 2024
OneLegacy Inspires Hollywood and The Micheaux Film Festival showcased a star-studded panel on Oct. 25, highlighting the impact of accurate and authentic storytelling, especially in narratives focused on medical issues and organ donation.
Diabetes Impacts Black Community, But Simple Lifestyle Changes Make a Difference
November 30, 2023
When it comes to the impact on the Black community, diabetes is having an exceptional toll. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that Black people are more likely to suffer complications from diabetes, including end-stage kidney disease and lower extremity amputations.
The Impact of Hate-Motivated Behavior on African American Health
June 7, 2023
In the context of increased social unrest in recent years, addressing the impact of hate-motivated behavior on African American health is critical, physicians and community leaders shared at the 13th annual virtual Black Physicians Forum.
Boys & Girls Club Metro LA Brings Hydroponic Garden to Watts-Willowbrook
August 25, 2022
Boys & Girls Club of Metro Los Angeles’s Watts-Willowbrook Clubhouse has developed a partnership with Support+Feed and Wild Elements that offers its young members training in hydroponic gardening and environmentalism.
Prostate Cancer Rising in Black America
April 28, 2022
Whether it is other philanthropists, local or regional health centers, or state and federal officials, there is a desperate need for creative solutions to getting more people screened and saving more lives. Smith’s initiative is an innovative approach, but there are other ways to spread awareness and boost screenings in the Black community.
Blue Shield of California’s Wellvolution Unveils New Features for Type 2 Diabetes Members to Take Control of Their Health
April 7, 2021
Personalized Treatment and Fresh Food Delivery Service Among New Health Tools Blue Shield of California is enhancing its popular Wellvolution program by adding two new services that provide personalized care and nutrition support for members living with or at risk for Type 2 diabetes. Wellvolution is a digitally based lifestyle medicine and health platform that can be personalized to each member’s individual health needs and preferences. The platform, including these expanded programs, is available to plan members at no additional cost. The new services include a digital health tool that enables members to engage in shared-decision making with their care
Celebrating Black Women’s History: Achievements, Strengths and Struggles
March 11, 2021
This year’s celebration of Black History Month II: Women’s Focus comes at a time of the pandemic COVID-19 and the continuing pathology of oppression. It is also a time of resistance, rising up and raising the battle cries: Black Women Rising; Black Men Rising; Black People Rising; No Justice, No Peace; and Liberation’s Coming From A Black and Beautiful Thing.
State’s Top Doc Burke-Harris to Lead Advisory Team as African Americans Raise COVID-19 Vaccine Concerns
December 3, 2020
Nine months into the COVID-19 pandemic, three vaccine trials have yielded promising results, and the first round of Americans could begin to receive shots as early as mid-December.
Last week, the California Department of Public Health announced that California Surgeon General Dr. Nadine Burke-Harris will chair the state’s Community Vaccine Advisory Committee. The group Burke-Harris leads will help guide the state’s decision making about vaccine distribution.
Report: COVID-19 Now is The Third Leading Cause of Death Among Black People
September 3, 2020
“In 2020, more Black Americans will die of COVID-19 than will succumb to diabetes, strokes, accidents, or pneumonia. In fact, COVID-19 is currently the third leading cause of death for African Americans,” concluded Trevon Logan, professor of economics at the Ohio State University and Bradley L. Hardy of the American University in Northwest, Washington D.C. Logan and Hardy are co-authors of a new report from the Brookings Institution, “The Hamilton Project, Racial Economic Inequality Amid the COVID-19 Crisis.”
Black News Channel’s Kelly Wright Interviews President Trump
August 27, 2020
It not only marked Trump’s first time on the network but also his initial interview with any African American-owned media. The National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA), the trade association of 230 Black-owned newspapers and media companies that comprise the Black Press of America, has repeatedly requested interviews with the president throughout his nearly four years in office.
Advocates to State Senate: Diabetes Patients Can’t Afford to Wait on ‘Life-Saving’ Bill
August 6, 2020
Californians living with diabetes, a group of doctors and some African American healthcare advocates are asking the state Senate to take up — and quickly vote on — an “urgent” public health bill that lawmakers have put on ice. If passed, the legislation would place a $50 cap on monthly copayments insurers require diabetic patients to cover when buying their insulin treatments.
Dr. Anthony Fauci Discusses the Impact and Severity of COVID-19 Disparities in African Americans
August 6, 2020
Addressing the disparities surrounding COVID-19 and other illnesses, Dr. Fauci pointed to many African Americans, Latinx, and Native Americans occupying essential jobs that provide employees with little — or no — protection.
Breastfeeding Support Groups Launch in South Los Angeles
January 9, 2020
Soul Food for Your Baby (SFYB) in partnership with the Black Infant Health Program (BIH) at The Children’s Collective, Inc. (TCCI), will launch breastfeeding support groups for African American families starting Monday, January 13th. The groups will be held from 11 am to 12:30 pm on the second Monday of the month through June 2020 and possibly beyond at TCCI, 3701 Stocker Street, Suite 302 Los Angeles, CA 90008.