Know the Past to Understand the Present: Obama’s Legacy
Do you know Count Basie1, Dinah Washington2, Lionel Hampton3 and Duke Ellington4? These artists were superstars of American Music in the early 1940’s. They were as big as the giants of…
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Stroke: Bad News for African Americans
Stroke is the fifth leading cause of death in the United States and is a major cause of adult disability1. About 800,000 people in the United States have a stroke…
Heart Disease and African Americans: Just the Facts
The term “heart disease1” refers to several types of heart conditions. The most common type of heart disease in the United States is coronary artery disease, which affects the…
Managing Diabetes in the Heat: 8 Summer Tips
Diabetes1 is a disease in which blood glucose levels are above normal. Most of the food we eat is turned into glucose, or sugar, for our bodies to use for…