By Dianne Anderson If a colonoscopy is not high on the to-do list, anyone can do a five-minute test privately at home to submit back to medical providers, or buy simple at-home tests sold at most big chain stores to get results almost instantly. Health providers are telling people to get over their fear of ...

By Dianne Anderson Health advocates are sending a clear warning to Black men –  do not sit around watching and waiting when it comes to prostate cancer. There’s no time for head-in-the-sand syndrome, or lagging on PSA and other tests. Run, don’t walk, for the follow-up. Erlinda Patterson and co-host James Miller recently started free ...

By Dianne Anderson Long Beach residents are urgently seeking help with housing insecurity, rental or mortgage assistance, both during and after the holidays, as unemployment benefits are soon set to stop for millions of Americans. It couldn’t have come at a harsher time. In Long Beach, unemployment hit over 15 percent in September. Jesse Johnson, ...

By Dianne Anderson Back by popular demand, the Long Beach Section of the NCNW is gearing up for its 35th Annual Spring Luncheon celebration to honor local “Men of Service” where the men – at least for the day — rule the runway. On Saturday, April 27, the men will flaunt their fashion sense, suited ...