Diabetes occurs at twice the rate in the African American community as it does in white Americans.

It is critical that parents and other trusted adults initiate conversations with kids about underage drinking well in advance of the first time they are faced with a decision regarding alcohol.

Twenty million more have Chronic Kidney Disease, where patients experience a gradual deterioration of kidney function, the end result of which is kidney failure.

Individuals with kidney disease who are able to obtain treatment early experience a higher quality of life and are able to maintain more of their day-to-day activities, including keeping their jobs.

According to the American Heart Association, the prevalence of hypertension in African Americans in the United States is among the highest in the world.

But 18 years after the passage of the Civil Liberties Act, there still remains unfinished work to completely rectify and close this regrettable chapter in our Nations history.

The good news is that parents are the leading influence on kids decision not to drink alcohol.

According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, the first use of alcohol typically begins at age 12.

The Smithsonian museums are among this country's most endearing treasures and I look forward to helping maintain and enhance their coveted works of art.

As of 2002, two million Latino adults had been diagnosed with diabetes.

According to Teenage Research Unlimited, 51 percent of 13-15 year olds say they will be faced with making a decision regarding alcohol in the next three months.

why are trying so hard to fit in, when you're born to stand out

In L.A., cinema and television might be seen as more interesting places for architecture than ever before.

Man and the earth move in orbits: what they did before, they will do again.

As a person, the only people who matter are my kids and how they see me.

I'll dabble here and there in different forms of the art, but the label has me locked down like a slave so, of course, I'll be doing albums during this time

I'm obsessed with choirs, and always have been, because of that sense of overwhelming vocals.

We have 20 years [until 2026] to reduce carbon emissions or climate change will become irreversible.

My most cherished possessions are my grandma's letters and my vintage Martha Washington cookbook.

Remember those wonderful moments you have had. Sit and be with it. In that very memory your entire Being gets back to that state

Decision is the ultimate power. Decisions shape destiny.