According to the CDC, Black Men have the lowest life expectancy from birth compared to women and their male counterparts of other racial groups.
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — In the United States, Black men have the lowest life expectancy from birth compared to women and their male counterparts of other racial groups. That’s according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Dr. Kelvin Lamonte Williams is the Community Liaison and Outreach Specialist for the Maya Angelou Center for Health Equity at Wake Forest School of Medicine. He joined WFMY News 2 live in the studio to discuss this year’s event.
“We have a clarion call to speak to health equities in our community, but with the real mandate for those communities that are underrepresented and marginalized,” Dr. Williams said. “One of the key points that we continue to hear is the plight of Black men in our communities. We thought, there was no better way to …