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The Takeaway: Census Data Show Growing Racial Gap Between Young and Old
For the first time in U.S. Census Bureau history, white births are no longer a majority. In the year that ended last July, non-Hispanic whites accounted for just 49.6 percent of American births, while...
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Can Your Race Hamper Caregiving?
What’s it like to be a family caregiver if you’re Hispanic or African American and your loved one has been hospitalized? “Invisible” is one of the words used to describe the experience. “Unprepared”...
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Cancer Death Rate Down for Colon, Breast and Prostate
En español I The good news about the cancer death rate over the past 20 years is that it’s dropped 20 percent, according to a new report from the American Cancer Society. The report, published in the...
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Interracial Marriage: The Colors of Love
Through the din of restaurant conversations while at dinner with friends the other night, a question emerged. It was offered in a hushed tone of shock and disbelief, one woman asking another: “Did you...
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African American/Black Social Issues Study
In 2014, we conducted a study to examine the importance of key social issues facing African Americans/blacks who are age 50 and older, and also to gauge their optimism in regard to these social issues....
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Be Generous, but Give What You Can Afford
African Americans/blacks have a history of giving. More than two-thirds give to churches and organized charities. We also give to family members who need help paying bills, college students who need...
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How to Make Your Financial Dreams a Reality
In his “I Have a Dream” speech, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. encouraged us to think about the real possibilities of a brighter future — a future that affords us to live in comfort and prosperity. It...
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Live Healthy and Be a Blessing to Your Heart
The late Michael Clarke Duncan and fiancée, Omarosa Manigault Michael Clarke Duncan was full of life just three years ago. The then-54-year-old actor was at the pinnacle of his career. His Academy...
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11 Things We Didn’t Know Last Week
News, discoveries and … fun 1. A seven-foot long, salamander-like amphibian with razor sharp teeth roamed the earth more than 200 million years ago. (Learn more at Discovery) 2. A ketchup bottle with a...
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Black Press Still Pleading the Cause for African Americans
Growing up in Philadelphia, I remember my father always stopping at the corner store for a copy of the Philadelphia Tribune, our black newspaper. It was my go-to source for school papers and other...
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A Life-Giving Reminder: Enroll Now for 2016 Health Care Coverage
One of the main reasons that the mortality rate for African Americans remains disparately high for heart disease, cancer, stroke and diabetes is because we too often delay going to the doctor for...
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Among Older African Americans, Depression Continues to Be Under-Detected and...
The good news is that appropriate treatment can help most older adults with depression. What’s more, Medicare has recently improved its coverage for people with mental disorders. It now covers a free...
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Is Hollywood the New Selma?
As we have come to the close of another empowering Black History Month, once again we are hit squarely with a reminder that there are still some places and institutions where African Americans/blacks...
View ArticleInterracial Marriage: The Colors of Love
Through the din of restaurant conversations while at dinner with friends the other night, a question emerged. It was offered in a hushed tone of shock and disbelief, one woman asking another: “Did you...
View ArticlePerceptions About Social Issues Among African Americans/Blacks Age 50 and Over
In 2014, we conducted a study to examine the importance of key social issues facing African Americans/blacks who are age 50 and older, and also to gauge their optimism in regard to these social issues....
View ArticleBe Generous, but Give What You Can Afford
African Americans/blacks have a history of giving. More than two-thirds give to churches and organized charities. We also give to family members who need help paying bills, college students who need...
View ArticleLive Healthy and Be a Blessing to Your Heart
Michael Clarke Duncan was full of life just three years ago. The then-54-year-old actor was at the pinnacle of his career. His Academy Award-nominated performance as John Coffey in The Green Mile is...
View ArticleBlack Press Still Pleading the Cause for African Americans
Growing up in Philadelphia, I remember my father always stopping at the corner store for a copy of the Philadelphia Tribune, our black newspaper. It was my go-to source for school papers and other...
View ArticleA Life-Giving Reminder: Enroll Now for 2016 Health Care Coverage
One of the main reasons that the mortality rate for African Americans remains disparately high for heart disease, cancer, stroke and diabetes is because we too often delay going to the doctor for...
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