Sleep Gap Increases Premature Death Risk in Low Income Communities According to research, low-income people are more than three times likely to die early, compared to those from wealthy communities. Shani Saxon Aug 9, 2021 12:00PM EDT
Why Do Some White Chicagoans Live 30 Years Longer Than Their Black Counterparts? It is the widest discrepancy at the city-level in the nation. Ayana Byrd Jun 24, 2019 12:23PM EDT
STUDY: Increasing Number of Black Doctors Could Save Black Men's Lives Black men have the lowest life expectancy in the United States. A new study examines why a doctor’s race can make all the difference. Ayana Byrd Aug 21, 2018 2:38PM EDT
Life Expectancy Gap Between Blacks and Whites is Shrinking The difference is now the smallest it has ever been. Kenrya Rankin May 9, 2016 12:52PM EDT
Staying Alive, as a Black Man [VIDEO] Two men living with HIV share their personal stories of keeping well in a world in which the average black man dies far younger than the nation overall. Kai Wright Jan 9, 2015 12:33PM EST