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09/05/2026

Some conditions don't show up on the outside. That doesn't mean they're not real.

At the Black Health Matters Harlem Week 2026 Health Summit, Erion, who lives with Scleroderma, opened up about being misdiagnosed and told his symptoms were just age or bumps and bruises.

In our "Life with a Rare Autoimmune Condition" session, we discussed how invisible illnesses get overlooked even more when you're Black.

Sponsored by ArgenX.

Grammy-winning jazz vocalist, songwriter, and producer Cassandra Wilson has died at 70. 🕊️The NEA Jazz Master passed awa...
09/03/2026

Grammy-winning jazz vocalist, songwriter, and producer Cassandra Wilson has died at 70. 🕊️

The NEA Jazz Master passed away September 1 at her home in Jackson, Mississippi, surrounded by family. Her 1993 Blue Note debut, Blue Light Till Dawn, pulled Delta blues, folk, and funk into jazz and opened the door for a generation of vocalists who no longer felt bound to the American Standard songbook.

Black women with Central Centrifugal Cicatricial Alopecia (CCCA) are five times more likely to have uterine fibroids. 🧬T...
09/03/2026

Black women with Central Centrifugal Cicatricial Alopecia (CCCA) are five times more likely to have uterine fibroids. 🧬

That thinning at the crown may be connected to a bigger fibrosis pattern in the body, and once the follicle scars, the loss is permanent.

09/01/2026

Strength doesn't always show up in the body. Sometimes it shows up in your voice.

At the Black Health Matters Harlem Week 2026 Health Summit, Sandy, who lives with Myositis, reminded us that when her body couldn't fight for her, her voice and her support system did. In our "Life with a Rare Autoimmune Condition" session, we discussed what it really takes to navigate a rare diagnosis without losing yourself in the process.

Sponsored by ArgenX.

Your health can't wait, and neither should you. 🩺Free breast cancer and lupus nephritis screenings in the Bronx on Satur...
08/31/2026

Your health can't wait, and neither should you. 🩺

Free breast cancer and lupus nephritis screenings in the Bronx on Saturday, September 12. Black Health Matters is closing the gaps with a full day of screenings, expert-led sessions, and resources built for our community, plus complimentary lunch.

📍 Metropolitan College of New York, Bronx Campus
🗓️ Sat, Sept 12 | 10AM–2:30PM (doors open at 9:30 AM)
Sponsored by Genentech

Living with a rare disease takes more than treatment, it takes community. 💜At our Harlem Week 2026 Summit, we sat down w...
08/31/2026

Living with a rare disease takes more than treatment, it takes community. 💜

At our Harlem Week 2026 Summit, we sat down with two people navigating rare autoimmune conditions in real time.

🎤 Catch the replay of "Life with a Rare Autoimmune Condition," featuring Erion and Sandy, who opened up about living with Scleroderma and Myositis, walking through diagnosis, treatment, self-advocacy, and building resilience with Dr. Chinonso Akano, PharmD.

Sponsored by ArgenX.

If you had gestational diabetes, this one is for you. 🤱🏾 A Kaiser Permanente study found that women who breastfed for mo...
08/31/2026

If you had gestational diabetes, this one is for you. 🤱🏾

A Kaiser Permanente study found that women who breastfed for more than two months cut their risk of developing type 2 diabetes nearly in half.

08/30/2026

The myths about hormonal birth control hit Black women hardest.

We get fibroids at 3x the rate. We're underdiagnosed for endometriosis. We wait longer to be believed. And the treatments that could help get written off as "just birth control."

Reproductive health misinformation isn't protecting us. It's leaving us untreated.

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The conversation around breastfeeding in our community is long overdue. 🤱🏾Breastfeeding advocate Kimberly Seals Allers b...
08/27/2026

The conversation around breastfeeding in our community is long overdue. 🤱🏾

Breastfeeding advocate Kimberly Seals Allers breaks down why Black women breastfeed at far lower rates and what it will actually take to change that.

This Black Breastfeeding Week, we're reminded that no mother should have to figure this out alone. Community and care are what close the gap.

49% of Black women say breakage is their #1 hair concern. These four Black-founded brands are addressing it from the sc...
08/26/2026

49% of Black women say breakage is their #1 hair concern. These four Black-founded brands are addressing it from the scalp up. 💇🏾‍♀️

Mielle Organics), Bask & Lather Co, Wrappd Beauty, and KIN Apparel are redefining what wash day protection actually looks like, from stronger formulas to smarter shower routines to satin-lined everything.

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