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Chicago Gang Members Fight to Keep Local Hospital Open - On the South Side of Chicago, gang members spoke out about Roseland Community Hospital, their local hospital, being closed this month. NBC News reported that members of the Black Disciples met with hospital employees to discuss the disastrous outcomes of not having a functioning hospital to treat gun shot victims from their community.  (Photo: CBS Chicago)

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Breastfeeding May Decrease Childhood Obesity Rates in the Future - A new study suggests that how Black and Latina mothers’ feed their babies early on can impact their children’s weight in the future. Researchers from General Pediatrics at Mass General Hospital found that "early introduction of solid foods and a lack of exclusive breast feeding" may play into why children of color are two times more likely to be overweight than white children, reported Science Daily. (Photo: Getty Images)

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Oakland Groups Wants to Ban Menthol Cigarettes - The African-American Tobacco Control Leadership Council, an Oakland-based organization, urged federal officials this week to ban the sale of menthol cigarettes, the Mercury News reported. With 80 percent of menthol smokers being Black compared to 20 percent being white, the council said that Big Tobacco targets and preys on Blacks with their constant advertising.  (Photo: Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

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New HIV/AIDS Campaign for Black Gay Men Launches at Howard University - At Howard University this week, the National Minority AIDS Council launched its new HIV/AIDS campaign geared toward Black gay and bisexual men. Rise: Resources to Strengthen and Empower aims at improving the quality of health for African-Americans and reduce stigma in our community. Watch a PSA for the campaign here.(Photo: Howard University)

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African-Americans Very Concerned About Health Care, Says Survey - NPR surveyed more than 1,080 African-Americans from the Southeastern part of the country and found that while a majority were optimistic about the economy bouncing back and the future of their finances, they were most concerned with the lack of health insurance for them and their family members, reported Medical Daily.  (Photo: Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)

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Quincy and Rashida Jones Team Up for Prostate Cancer Awareness - Music legend Quincy Jones and his actress daughter Rashida Jones recently teamed up for a new PSA for Stand Up to Cancer and the Prostate Cancer Foundation (PCF). The ads, which will air on television and radio and be seen on billboards, will encourage families to talk about prostate cancer and risk factors, says E! Online. Watch the PSA here. (Photo: Courtesy Stand Up To Cancer)

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Living in Poverty Makes Teens More Vulnerable to STDs - Researchers from Ohio State University found that teens that lived in lower-income areas were 25 percent more likely to contract chlamydia than teens that lived in wealthier areas. This increase in risk is not solely based on behavior. The study’s authors found that having more partners, being depressed or starting sex at an early age were insignificant.(Photo: Getty Images)

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Bullied Kids More Likely to Harm Themselves - Children who are bullied in school are five times more likely to engage in cutting and/or other forms of self-harm as they get older compared to children who are not bullied at all, says a new study. Researchers believe that if bullying — name calling and/or physical abuse — can be prevented, self-harm rates could be reduced by 20 percent, says Health Day News. (Photo: Getty Images)

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Does Being Single Increase a Black HIV-Positive Woman’s Chance of Dying? - A U.S. Census study found that being divorced or separated quadrupled the risk of dying for all people living with HIV/AIDS, while never being married increased the risk 13 times over. Single Black women were the most affected, being nine times more likely to die than white women. Researchers are not sure why this this is the case, reported IAS.  (Photo: Image Source / Getty Images)

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Teens Believe They Are in Control of Their Online Identity and Privacy - Researchers from the Pew Research Center found that nowadays teens are more likely to post up personal information — email, phone number, hometown, school name — on social media than they did in the past. Sixty percent of teens use the highest privacy setting to evade identity theft and stalking, reported USA Today.   (Photo: Sara Press/GettyImages)