Urban Wellness Now

Urban Wellness Now

By Cynthia BrooksEducationSelf-Improvement
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Urban Wellness Now episodes

  • Sarcoidosis

    On October 5th, the late comedian Bernie Mac would have turned 66 years old. Bernie Mac passed away in 2008 from complications related to Sarcoidosis, an auto-immune disease that causes inflammation in the lungs, skin or lymph nodes. It disproportionally affects African Americans. On this episode of Urban Wellness NOW! Cynthia Brooks speaks to Kathryn Washington, who serves on the Foundation for Sarcoidosis Awareness' Women of Color and ACTe Now! Patient Committees.

    17 min
  • Black Joy Parade

    Cynthia speaks to Elisha Greenwell, the founder of Black Joy Parade, a non-profit based in Oakland, CA that celebrates the Black experience and community's contribution to history and culture. It's signature event is a parade during Black History month, but the organization has other positive and joyful events throughout the year.

    13 min
  • Dr. Melina Abdullah-Director of BLM Los Angeles

    When we think of wellness in urban communities, safety from neighborhood violence, as well as law enforcement violence must be included. Black Lives Matter was formed to save Black lives from racist violence, including unwarranted police violence, and hold law enforcement accountable for Black people whose lives were taken prematurely as a result of racist acts from both police and from other citizens. Black Lives Matter is now 10 years old. In this episode, Cynthia speaks to Dr. Melina Abdullah, the Director of BLM Los Angeles, and BLM-Grassroots.

    21 min
  • Son of Dr. Sebi and Celebrating a Vision

    Dr Sebi was a renowned herbalist and healer who promoted a plant based diet
    and developed a variety of nutritional supplements. Some of his high
    profile clientele were Michael Jackson, Eddie Murphy, John Travolta and
    Teddy Pendergrass. Dr Sebi passed away a few years ago but his son, Abdul
    Bowman is carrying on his legacy, and Cynthia speaks to him about that in
    this episode. Plus, Sonya Adams of Celebrating a Vision non profit talks
    about her incredible mission to provide cancer survivors a
    once-in-a-lifetime experience.

    22 min
  • Diabetes

    African Americans are 60%

    more likely to develop type 2 diabetes than white Americans.
    Additionally, Black Americans are more likely to develop
    complications from diabetes, including kidney disease, eye damage and
    limb amputations. Getting a diagnosis of diabetes can be scary, but
    the condition is manageable, you've just got to get educated on the
    disease.

    On this episode of Urban Wellness NOW! Cynthia speaks to Rhonda

    Smith, Executive Director of the California Black Health Network,
    about why so many Black people have diabetes and how her organization
    is trying to help. Then, Edna Griggs, a Houston health advocate talks
    with Cynthia about having type 2 diabetes and has great advice for
    others with the disease, as well as friends and loved ones of folks
    with diabetes.

    20 min

About Urban Wellness Now

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Urban Wellness NOW! is produced by Cynthia Brooks, a health journalist and health advocate with more than two decades of experience as a television news anchor, health reporter, producer and host.…