By Morgan Jordan Racism and Medical Mistrust have been a barrier for the Black community for as long as medicine has been around. Black people worldwide, including right here in North Carolina, have been subjected to repeated trauma caused by … Read more

By Nerrissa Crawford Depression is a common mental disorder affecting 5.7% of older adults and still, this universal experience is underserved in African American elders. While navigating the process of aging, elders are battling with ongoing emotional symptoms of depression … Read more

By Te’Aja McCoy How important is a healthy lifestyle? What does it mean to you? Whether it means spending more time with your grandchildren or living to see your thirtieth birthday, a healthy lifestyle is extremely important and often very … Read more

By Stephany Rollins “[E]very kind of disease they were testing me for when nobody did a simple test to find out if I had mononucleosis. It didn’t even occur to them…because all the researchers are thinking, ‘Ah! We’ve got an … Read more