Ossie Davis, the characteristically deep-voiced actor, blazed a path for Black actors on stage and screen for years with his wife and acting ... Read More
Black History of Health
Black History of Health: Tank
Born Durrell Artaze Babbs, Tank got his start in the music industry by singing backup vocals for Ginuwine. After being introduced to and ... Read More
Black History of Health: Kerry Washington
Though Kerry Washington is most known for her role in ‘Scandal’, she started acting at a young age. While she was a teenager, the future ... Read More
Black History of Health: Tia Mowry
Tia Mowry started acting with her older sister, Tamera from an early age. When they were 12, it only took a month for them to get their ... Read More
Black History of Health: Ray Charles
Frank Sinatra called him “the only true genius in show business.” Billy Joel said that he” was more important than Elvis Presley.” To his ... Read More
Black History of Health: Frederick Douglass
Frederick Douglass was one of the great American anti-slavery leaders of the 1800s. Born a slave in Maryland, he quickly learned that God ... Read More
Black History of Health: Arthur Ashe
Arthur Ashe accomplished many firsts in his lifetime. In 1963, the gifted tennis player made history as the first Black player to ... Read More
Black History of Health: Aretha Franklin
Most of us know the Queen of Soul. During her long career, Franklin won 18 Grammys, received the Presidential Medal of Freedom, and was the ... Read More
Black History of Health: James Brown
When James Brown died on Christmas Day 2006 at age 73, officials at Atlanta's Emory University Hospital Midtown cited congestive heart ... Read More
Black History of Health: Roxie Roker
Lenny Kravitz has shared that Johnny Cash held him when he learned of his mother’s death in 1995. He was so pained that he wrote a song ... Read More
Black History of Health: Della Reese
When we interviewed legendary entertainer Della Reese in July 2017, she stated then that her life was at stake due to her battle with ... Read More
Black Health of History: Stuart Scott
One of the most beloved commentators on TV, Stuart Scott left a hole in sports fans’ hearts when in 2015 he passed away at age 49 after a ... Read More