Tanneka Ragin talks to the Tom Joyner Morning Show about her 7-year-old daughter Marleigh, who has Leukemia. Marleigh is a St. Jude patient and both she and her mom have been at the hospital since December 2015. Known for their generosity and ground-breaking technology, families never receive a bill from St. Jude for treatment, travel, housing […]

Exclusives, Little Known Black History Facts, Newsletter

In 1962, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital opened its doors in Memphis, Tennessee. It was the first hospital in Memphis in which black and white children could be treated together. St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital focuses on the catastrophic diseases of children. What makes the hospital unique is that no child receiving care at St. […]