And, while the laws have been changed, the hearts have not. These descendants of the enslavers have carried this grudge for hundreds of years and like the cicadas that go underground, they emerge every so many years, to devour their prey.
Read MoreIt’s Minority Cancer Awareness Week and this past weekend, I had the privilege of spending some time with cancer survivor Ruby Lathon, PhD during the live stream of Lifestyle Medicine: The Science of Making Man Whole. As we talked, I realized that between the 2 of us Black women, we have 41 years of Cancer Survivorship.
Read MoreI don’t know about you, but I’m one who has stood over the caskets of loved ones who didn’t have to die. I’m convinced that the change in the health choices of Black people around this country is KEY to changing the health outcomes and disparities.
Read MoreWe are the Black History that the future will read. Will it inspire hope or be a source of sadness to those who come behind?
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