African American health

Most recent

Swimming safety: High percentage of minority children do not know how to swim
The University of Memphis and the USA Swimming Foundation claims that between 60 to 70 percent of African American and Latino children do not know how to swim. This makes them up to 3 times more likely...
Read more
What you should know about protecting your skin from skin cancer
Many African Americans feel that just because they have dark skin, they are less likely to develop skin cancer, but this is not the case. According to the National Cancer Institute, it doesn’t matter what skin color...
Read more
Dealing with depression: How to stay focused when lacking motivation
One of the most common symptoms when dealing with depression is lack of motivation. It’s hard to have a positive outlook when everything seems like such a drag. Anyone who has been depressed knows how challenging...
Read more

Slideshow: Miss RI Olivia Culpo has been crowned Miss USA.

See photos of the beauty
Family Feud host and actor Richard Dawson has died.

Remembering the TV legend
See who else walked away with a golden popcorn this year.

MTV Movie Awards highlights
Kate Middleton stole the spotlight at the Diamond Jubilee.

See her amazing red dress
Slideshow: See the wonders of the most beautiful places on Earth.

See 50 breathtaking photos
This creative teen brought Justin Bieber to the prom with him. Sort of.

See what he did
Slideshow: A plane crash in Nigeria has killed 153 passengers.

Photos from the wreckage
Slideshow: Angelina Jolie is blowing out 37 candles today.

See the star through the years