Black Body Health: The Podcast

We're starting a new series on Black Body Health: The Podcast. This week, you get to meet Vilissa Thompson. For 10 years, Thompson has led Ramp Your Voice!, an organization that promotes empowerment, education, inclusion, and self-advocacy for disabled people like herself.

According to the World Health Organization, there are three dimensions of disability

1. Body functions and structure (impairment)
2. Activities at the individua...

In this episode, we are continuing the conversation with Black Veterans Project Co-Founder, Richard Brookshire. This segment is about the health issues that disproportionately affect Black veterans during service and when they come home.

Did you miss out on part 1? Click here to catch up.

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CREDITS:

Host, Natasha Phelps
Producer,Chelsey Sellars
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Welcome back, Black Body Health listener! Host Natasha Phelps starts off November with part one of our Black Veteran series. In this episode, we introduce you to Richard Brookshire, one of the brilliant minds behind Black Veterans Project. The nonprofit works to advance racial equity for those in and out of uniform by using storytelling and national reporting. They have positioned themselves to be watchdogs of policy and cha...

At The Center for Black Health & Equity, we pledge to support a meaningful and community-driven response to this growing monkeypox (MPX) outbreak. MPX has spread to over 88 nations and we are now under a global health emergency according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Recently, on August 3, 2022, the Biden-Harris Administration officially declared MPX a public health emergency in the United States. This critical develo...

Have a seat, let us drape you, and welcome to Black Body Health the Barbershop!

Kidding, this is another great podcast episode where fabulous host Natasha Phelps interviews two guests about Black health. More specifically, Black men’s health.

In this country, Black men have the lowest life expectancy compared to men and women of other racial and ethnic groups. Stigma, proper access to healthcare, and other socioeconom...

It’s hot hot hot almost anywhere you go. With record heat baking the United States and Europe, during UV Safety Month, we felt that a discussion about skin cancer in Black people was vital.

Yes, our melanin is more than just beautiful – it provides protection. However, the amount of protection it gives us from the sweltering sun is not enough to hit the beach without sufficient sunscreen.

While Black people are less likely t...

At the start of June, many multimillion-dollar companies changed the color scheme of their logos to rainbows. While sharing social media posts saying #LoveIsLove – how many of them believe it and make it part of their company culture?

Enjoy the floats, music, and festivities all Pride Month long but understand that Pride is a movement for LGBTQ+ activists.

There has been progress in some sectors, but we have also seen recent l...

In the late 90s, pharmaceutical companies created opioids so doctors can treat patients with chronic or severe pain. Misuse and overprescribing of these drugs have turned a solution into a health crisis –  often highlighted in predominantly white communities.

Yet in recent years, there has been a shift. The number of Black people who have overdosed on opioids has increased by about 40 percent as other groups see a de...

This week, Black Body Health The Podcast starts off a little heavy. A draft from the U.S. Supreme Court potentially striking down on abortion rights was leaked to the press. People across the country are marching to protest on what could be a major infringement of our right to privacy.

We are about a week away from No Menthol Sunday, a national faith-based observance day put on by The Center for Black Health & Equity. It is an opportunity to engage faith communities in tough conversations about how menthol and tobacco addiction have robbed us of community health for generations.

It started with a little abdominal pain, but it progressed as the day went on. Within hours, she had to endure an emergency surgery.

Happy April! Springtime is among us – the birds are chirping louder, your neighbors are cutting the grass, and you are probably listening to this podcast while driving down a snowless road.

Can a war in Europe tamper with the legitimacy of the content you’re scrolling through on social media? Of course!

So what IS at the end of your fork – have you thought about that today? It’s National Nutrition Month and there’s no time like the present to make a healthy lifestyle change.

A trip to the doctor’s office is not always the most comforting experience. We have to come in and share details about ourselves, hoping and expecting this person in a white coat to help us. But imagine how much better would it be if you knew the doctor was someone just like you?

We are Blackity Black Black all year long, but it is expressed even more so during Black History Month. Your social media feeds are probably flooding with quotes from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., which is great, but February gives us a chance to honor and discuss all aspects of Black history.

We’re about a month into 2022, so the ‘New Year, New Me’ energy is still in the air. The team and voices behind Black Body Health: The Podcast are feeling it too.

On World AIDS Day, let’s take it up a notch and take a walk at the ball! For decades we have used this day to spread awareness and advocate for the end of the HIV epidemic, but we cannot talk about the good fight without mentioning the ballroom scene.