Dr. Barbara Ross-Lee isn’t famous for singing like her sister Diana Ross, but she is a star in her own right. Dr. Ross-Lee is the first Black woman appointed as dean of an American medical school, along with other honors and accolades. Ross-Lee was born June 1, 1942 in Detroit, Michigan. Along with her siblings, […]
CNN says it can’t find anyone to corroborate Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson’s claims that he once violently attacked his classmates, as he claims in his book, Gifted Hands. In the book and in subsequent interviews, Carson tells of how he had a violent temper as a child. In separate incidents, he describes trying to attack […]
There were a number of Black-owned and operated hospitals in Detroit’s urban center throughout the 20th Century. This was a necessity inspired by the segregation and racist mistreatment of Black patients and doctors. One of the most well-known of these facilities was Trinity Hospital, which is now defunct but not without establishing a strong legacy. […]
Madeline Long-Gill is the founder of the Forest Park Center for Family Resources, a crisis intervention center located on the campus of St. Louis Community College at Forest Park. She spent 12 years as a volunteer for Komen St. Louis before becoming an Advocate in Science (AIS), a community of dedicated volunteer advocates who work to reduce […]
Husband and wife team, Dr. Robert C. Robinson III, MD and Dr. Karla L. Robinson, MD have taken an unprecedented multidimensional approach to tackling health disparities and improving health literacy within the urban community. Recognizing the need to empower the community to become more active participants in their healthcare, Drs. Robinson established Urban Housecall Health Media Group, a […]
Dr. Leonard ‘Lenny’ Lomax is the Founder & CEO of Ultimaxx Health, an early stage “natural” pharmaceutical company founded in 2009. Dr. Lomax is a…
Xavier University of Louisiana, located in a western neighborhood of New Orleans, produces the highest number of Black medical students in the nation, the New York…
Dr. Jeffrey Sterling is a national leader in community-based medicine and health care. He serves as President & CEO of SterlingMedicalAdvice.com, a national public health initiative providing personal and immediate healthcare information and advice to consumers. Dr. Sterling also is President and CEO of Sterling Initiatives (SI), a healthcare consulting and implementation firm assisting entities […]
Too few members of minority groups are pursuing careers in U.S. medicine, resulting in a serious lack of diversity among general practitioners and specialty doctors,…
Dr. Heather Woolery-Lloyd is a board-certified dermatologist specializing in the treatment of pigmentation disorders. She completed her undergraduate studies at Georgetown University and earned her medical degree at the University of Miami School of Medicine. She completed her training in dermatology at the University of Miami, where she also served as chief resident. In […]
Christie W. Gooden, M.D., M.P.H. is an abdominal transplant surgeon who joined the transplant team at Saint Luke’s Hospital in 2011. She received her undergraduate degree in Biology from Xavier University of Louisiana in 1998 and went on to receive a dual MD and MPH in Health Systems Management from Tulane University in 2002. […]
Dr. Angela Neal-Barnett is a national award-winning psychologist, professor, and leading expert on anxiety disorders among African Americans. The first Black woman to be tenured and promoted to the rank of professor in the Kent State University Department of Psychological Sciences, she directs the Program for Research on Anxiety Disorders among African Americans. Dr. […]
