Image via https://amsterdamnews.com/news/2017/08/10/persistence-healing-comes/ Black communities are more susceptible to deadly diseases, from diabetes to asthma, heart disease to strokes. For example, despite less tobacco exposure, Black men are 50 percent more likely than white men to get lung cancer. Overcoming these disparities is a complex process. It asks us to rethink healthcare, invest in genetic research, uplift Black health services , and improve health education.