By Dianne Anderson Growing up low-income in Los Angeles, April Watkins knows firsthand about the impact of poverty on young children, remembering what it was like worrying whether there would be enough to eat or how the rent would be paid. When she participated in a health program about a year ago, even health providers ...

by Dianne Anderson What’s in style this week and is it the same as last week? If so, will it fit? Does it look good? Am I healthy enough? Do I look good? At the upcoming “Stepping Back into the Fifties Fashion & Luncheon,” women will learn the power of positive self-image and access health ...

By Dianne Anderson Suicide rising among Black boys and men is a hard conversation to have, seemingly harder if the answer requires more money to Black organizations to provide community-based resources, and the political will to get it done. Mental health providers are calling on community participation to shed light on some of the reasons ...

By Dianne Anderson Back when few people were thinking about getting mental health services into the Black community, health advocate Linda Hart pitched her winning idea in a contest, which set in motion a legislative resolution by former Assemblymember Wilmer Amina Carter. In 2008, the proposal caught Ms. Carter’s attention in her “It Ought to ...

By Dianne Anderson There might be a surprise or two coming this time next year when folks get hit with a state fine on their tax returns because they didn’t sign up for Covered California on time. Linda Hart with the African American Health Coalition doesn’t want to see that happen in the community. To ...