IMA hosts online Celebrating Black Intimacy Conference, July 30 & 31
The IMA is hosting a two-day conference entitled Celebrating Black Intimacy: An Overdue…
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State of Black Mental Health Conference, July 28
Dr. Brittany Peters’ Center for Wellness & Clinical Development will host its…
Stigma and sexual health in our community, part 2
Dr. Kemesha Gabbidon, a University of South Florida researcher and Precshard Williams,…
Show your health some love
BY ANN SHERMAN-WHITE, M.ED., Pinellas County Job Corps, Business Community Liaison and…
Healing While Black 2021: ‘We are the One’
Dr. LaDonna Butler’s Healing While Black 2021 mental health awareness summit gets…
Next Stepp continues to fight health inequities amid controversy
The Next STEPP Pregnancy Center, located at 1210 22nd St. S, educates, supports and…
Stigma and sexual health in our community, part 1
Dr. Kemesha Gabbidon, a University of South Florida researcher and Precshard Williams,…
NAACP’s The Black Church & HIV initiative gives online tools for church leaders
The Black Church & HIV: The Social Justice Imperative was created to develop a…
Commitment to community
Teralyn Hodge, Suncoast Hospice Volunteer BY KAREN DAVIS-PRITCHETT, Empath Health Vice…
Leisha McKinley-Beach’s 30-year battle against AIDS, racism in the South, part 2
Leisha McKinley-Beach, a national HIV consultant, is involved in Pinellas County’s…
Clearing up COVID-19 vaccine misconceptions
Dr. Tanya Horne, Suncoast Hospice Physician BY KAREN DAVIS-PRITCHETT, Empath Health Vice…
Leisha McKinley-Beach: 30 years in the battle against AIDS in the South, part 1
Leisha McKinley-Beach, a national HIV consultant, is involved in Pinellas County’s…
Breaking the stigma of mental wellness in faith
“I felt ashamed by my breakdown and went right back to working, pretending as…
Metro and EPIC offer vital resources to combat HIV in Pinellas
Black people make up 42 percent of HIV diagnoses in the United States alone, more than…
A story of compassion: When HIV/AIDS hits home
Dr. Katurah Jenkins-Hall is a licensed clinical psychologist and associate pastor of New…
Cardiac Care amid COVID-19
Dr. Janet Roman, director of Cardiac Programs for Empath Health By Karen…
Community leaders ensure that the homebound receive vaccines
Nurse Practitioner Daphne Gardner offers in-home vaccinations for homebound residents.…
St. Pete community hard at work producing a nutritious future
The farm functions to ensure nutritional security for south St. Pete residents while…