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Mother and Daughter Crusade for Prevention of Gynecological Cancer

For Nneka and Mary “Dicey” Scroggins, advocacy is a family affair. The mother-daughter duo from Washington, D.C., have turned Dicey Continue reading →

Philly-area Mom Beats the Odds of Stage IV Breast Cancer

This August, Jewel Crawford Ajibade, 52, will see her son, Daree, off to his freshman year at Temple University. With Continue reading →

San Diego Fire Chief Beats Breast Cancer

It’s 10:30 on a late-May morning, and Lorraine Hutchinson has pulled her car to the side of the road to Continue reading →

Faith and Fitness: Pastor Loses 180 Pounds

At 356 pounds, 21-year-old Liana Sims knew that though her weight had yet to kill her physically, it had already Continue reading →

Survivor Story: 22-Year-Old Overcomes Rare Brain Condition

In 2011, after three days of being unable to eat or drink, Michael Wallace, then 22, underwent an emergency CT scan. Continue reading →

Black Construction Magnate Tackles Global Health Crisis

Kenneth Banks is no stranger to spearheading large-scale projects. The founder and president of the multi-million dollar Banks Contracting Co., Continue reading →

Black Women and Lupus: A Survivor’s Story

In the middle of the night, while her child slept in a room nearby, Kimberly Dansby awoke on the bathroom floor, Continue reading →

An 8,000-mile Leap of Faith

For more than 30 years, neurosurgeon A. Leland Albright, MD, has used his clinical prowess to give back. By 2010, Continue reading →

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