NEOBHC Isn’t Waiting for Permission to Solve Climate Change
Black Climate Week (Feb. 21–28, 2026) is not symbolic for us. It is survival. In Cleveland and across Northeast Ohio, climate change is not a distant threat it is intensifying existing health disparities that Black communities have faced for generations. According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Black Americans are 40 percent more likely than the overall U.S. population to live in areas with the highest projected increases in extreme temperature–related dea
DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. DAY 2026 WE FIGHT ON!
When we think of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., we often think of civil rights. But Dr. King’s vision reached further to include environmental justice reflecting the air we breathe, the water we drink, and the communities we call home. Dr. King believed that all life is interrelated. That we are bound together in what he called an inescapable network of mutuality. Whatever affects one directly affects all indirectly. That belief sits at the very heart of environmental justi
Resilience Rising: Honoring the Warriors Who Grow Hope
202 The sweet fragrance of faith, fellowship, and purpose filled the air recently at Windows on the River as our community came together to celebrate something far deeper than achievement — we gathered to honor resilience. Resilience is more than endurance. It’s the quiet strength that keeps us standing when the winds of change blow hardest. It’s the courage to rebuild when systems fail us, and the faith to plant seeds of hope even when the soil feels barren. This is the esse
Devaluing of Black Bodies, Minds and Souls in the Healthcare System
“I put forth, and I maintain: If I was white, I wouldn’t have to go through that.” Words asserted by Dr. Susan Moore ring out to all of...
Write Policy the Right Policy Can Change Black Lives
The American dilemma around racism for African Americans in the matter of racism and public health is as old as the democracy itself....
Slavery at the Boarder
America, America — where is your conscience? As the great great great great great granddaughter of Newland, an African master carpenter...
Slavery at the Border-The Cure for Black Trauma is Justice
America, America — where is your conscience? As the great great great great great granddaughter of Newland, an African master carpenter...
Hypertension, Stroke and African Americans: An Historical Overview of the Diet from Africa to Americ
The prevalence of high blood pressure (HBP or hypertension) in African-Americans in the United States is among the highest in the world....
January is National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month
Background The Northeast Ohio Black Health Coalition mission is to address African American disparities in education, employment, housing...
Ohio Lawmakers Must Reexamine Fight Against Opioid Addiction in Black Communities
Opioid addiction has recently become a hot button issue across America. While communities have been devastated by this epidemic for...
