On November 8, 2024, Melanin Minded, LLC., hosted its 3rd annual gala at Direct Supply, honoring the memory of Deloris Pitts and celebrating community resilience in caregiving. The gala recognized several honorees including Thelma Lock, Jonette Arms and Ramona Dicks-Williams; and the Milwaukee County Department of Health and Human Services. Selwyn Jarvis and Ann Marie Wooden … [Read more...] about Melanin Minded, LLC, hosts musical tribute to the late Deloris Pitts
Bashir Easter
Melanin Minded, LLC. hosts ‘2nd Annual Her Life and Music-Memories’
The 2nd Annual Melanin Minded, Her Life and Music Event-"Memories", was held on Friday November 10, 2023 at Direct Supply’s Champions’ Hall, 7301 W. Champions’ Way. This event was created by Dr. Bashir Raheem Easter to honor his mother, Deloris Pitts, who was diagnosed with dementia in 2004 and was cared for by family at home while the disease advance and eventually claimed her … [Read more...] about Melanin Minded, LLC. hosts ‘2nd Annual Her Life and Music-Memories’
From Dr. No to Dr. Know: The Importance of Community Scientists
Every time we speak with the team from the University of Wisconsin – Madison All of Us Research team at the Center for Community Engagement and Health Partnerships in Milwaukee, they tell us how researchers need our help to change the future of medicine. The program is inviting at least one million people across the U.S. to help build one of the most diverse health databases in … [Read more...] about From Dr. No to Dr. Know: The Importance of Community Scientists
All of Us reflects on Dr Martin Luther King, Jr.; hosts MLK Symposium Watch Party
Every year the University of Wisconsin–Madison invites a speaker to address the campus to mark Martin Luther King Jr. Day. It’s called the MLK Symposium, and this year it will take place on Tuesday, January 25 from 6:30 – 8:00 p.m. and will feature Pulitzer Prize winning journalist and historian Nikole Hannah-Jones, creator of “The 1619 Project,” an ongoing initiative from The … [Read more...] about All of Us reflects on Dr Martin Luther King, Jr.; hosts MLK Symposium Watch Party
Lingering pandemic not stopping All of Us
Our lingering pandemic continues to bring into immediate focus our individual and collective health, tasking us to find answers to an essential question: how do we more effectively care for ourselves and each other in this rapidly changing public health landscape? And how do we positively transform medical care for the longterm? This is precisely why our friends and the All of … [Read more...] about Lingering pandemic not stopping All of Us
Men’s Health Matters to All of Us (Part 3)
Men’s Health Night III: Real Talk is almost here. It takes place on Friday, December 17, 2021 at 6 p.m. and will set the stage for the next three Men's Health Nights in the first quarter of the new year. The focus is on men's minds, bodies and souls, and you'll hear about the importance of each of them in Friday's session. What we be a new cohort for All of Us, as we learned … [Read more...] about Men’s Health Matters to All of Us (Part 3)
Men’s Health Matters to All of Us (Part 2)
The planning for the Men’s Health Night III: Real Talk is underway. A dozen professionals met virtually on Tuesday, December 7, 2021 for about two hours talking about the next plan of action. The result…a session that will provide resources for all men in attendance to help feed their minds, bodies, and souls. This is brought to you by the University of Wisconsin-Madison All of … [Read more...] about Men’s Health Matters to All of Us (Part 2)
Men’s Health Matters to All of Us (Part 1)
Many studies reveal that men typically avoid going to the doctor. One study put the number as high as 60-percent. They would rather do anything, even clean the bathroom, or mow the lawn than go to the doctor. When it comes to mental health, the situation is worse. Men are less likely than women to seek mental health help for depression, substance addiction or stressful life … [Read more...] about Men’s Health Matters to All of Us (Part 1)
About Science and Research with All of Us – Part 6 of 6
As we wrap of this set of interviews about the All of Us Research Program, we want to focus on how All of Us has already had an impact during the pandemic. Bashir Easter, Ph.D., Assistant Director of the University of Wisconsin-Madison All of Us team at the Center for Community Engagement and Health Partnerships in Milwaukee has that conversation with us. Milwaukee Times: … [Read more...] about About Science and Research with All of Us – Part 6 of 6
About Science and Research with All of Us – Part Five!
The All of Us Research Program is just that, a program and not a study. In part five of our About Science and Research with All of Us, Bashir Easter, Ph.D., Assistant Director of the University of Wisconsin-Madison All of Us team at the Center for Community Engagement and Health Partnerships in Milwaukee will be schooling us on the difference. Milwaukee Times: Dr. Easter, … [Read more...] about About Science and Research with All of Us – Part Five!