The series examines the impact of HIV/AIDS, obesity, diabetes, stroke, kidney disease and other illnesses on the African-American community. Celebrities – such as Howard Hewett, Cicely Tyson and Alonzo Mourning – spoke candidly about their experiences with some the above mentioned health issues. Doctors and experts also tackled topics – such as racial and ethnic disparities in health care, the rising costs of treating diabetes and other diseases – as well as prevention and healthy living.
See the story and the questionnaire in which the reporter writes about how this story was written.