Samuel L. Jackson is using “The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey” to raise awareness for Black dementia patients, who are twice as likely to have Alzheimer’s and other dementias.
Black patients account for only 5% of clinical trial participants in the United States — researchers and medical professionals are working to change this.
Spelman College honored Spike Lee’s family by renaming the College’s Admissions Office in honor of the well-known film director’s grandmother and mother.
Hundreds of Black male students from across Washington, D.C. have received mentorship and enrichment as part of a collaboration between D.C. Public Schools and Becoming a Man.
Eighty-six percent of homeless Detroit students are Black. HAND is distributing funds to organizations in the city working to limit youth homelessness.
Studies show that social support can improve breast cancer survivors’ quality of life. That’s why For the Breast of Us connects and empowers women of color who are living with the disease.
President Joe Biden’s student debt relief proposal is a step in the right direction, but we need to look at this issue from a holistic lens.
Education is the single highest investment most Americans make in their future. It’s time for a new game plan to tackle the financial problem.
I WILL GRADUATE offers a 6-week curriculum that addresses social and mental health issues, provides entrepreneurial workshops, and highlights gun violence awareness in an effort to get more underrepresented kids to graduate.
Between 5 and 15% of young people and adults in the U.S. are dyslexic. Washington, D.C.-area educators are embracing the “Science of Reading” to make sure all of their students can excel.
The Shrine of the Black Madonna, which was heavily influenced by Marcus Garvey, regularly engages with the community to inspire, uplift, and mobilize Black people.
The Walk to End HIV is aimed at bringing awareness, resources, and preventative measures to those residents facing greater risk of HIV transmission, while in support of those who face daily life battling the virus.
Approximately 738,000 of Houston’s residents exist with no access to healthy food. We Are One is serving more than 600 of these individuals each week through their mobile food pantry.
There are about 16,800 homicides annually from intimate partner violence, and in 70-80% of cases, the man physically abused the woman before the murder.
