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 →

Non-Profit CEO Revives Historic Black Houston

Kathy Payton vacillates between ostensibly different worlds. “I live in a very gray area,” says the 51-year-old president and CEO 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 →

Discrimination Continues to Take Many Forms in America

In the summer of 1997, my paternal aunt moved into my family’s spare room. It was her first trip to Continue reading →