WEBVTT - LA Wellness Walk (w/ Jhade Barnes) 0:00:00.880 --> 0:00:03.239 Good morning, good after noon, good evening. 0:00:03.640 --> 0:00:05.520 You are tuned in to the Vitamin D with Dawn 0:00:05.559 --> 0:00:08.600 Dae podcast and I am your host, Dawn Day, here 0:00:08.640 --> 0:00:10.360 to get you excited about your life so that you 0:00:10.400 --> 0:00:12.400 can live life on purpose and for a purpose. 0:00:12.600 --> 0:00:13.760 If this is your first. 0:00:13.480 --> 0:00:17.040 Time tuning in, welcome Vitamin D. It's upon of my name. 0:00:17.239 --> 0:00:19.239 My name is Dawn and you get Vitamin D from 0:00:19.239 --> 0:00:21.439 the sun. So I'm here a shed light into your life. 0:00:21.560 --> 0:00:24.919 And I do this with inspirational insights and conversations with 0:00:25.000 --> 0:00:28.000 celebrities and everyday people like you and me, because if 0:00:28.040 --> 0:00:29.960 you want to be better and you want to do better, 0:00:30.480 --> 0:00:32.720 then you're going to have to be able to see better. 0:00:33.120 --> 0:00:35.720 So join me on this journey of living our best 0:00:35.760 --> 0:00:39.640 lives and understanding and realizing how you are your greatest 0:00:39.720 --> 0:00:40.800 ass at get. 0:00:40.600 --> 0:00:45.800 Your vitingy right here with me and get excited about 0:00:45.920 --> 0:00:46.800 your life. 0:00:48.880 --> 0:00:52.640 They say health this wealth, Well, what's your account looking like. 0:00:53.440 --> 0:00:55.560 We're going to have a conversation today about a matter 0:00:55.640 --> 0:00:58.120 that's important near and dear to all of us in 0:00:58.160 --> 0:01:01.440 the African American community, and that's the health of our 0:01:01.480 --> 0:01:05.800 African American males. Are you taking care of yourself? And 0:01:05.840 --> 0:01:09.200 more importantly, do you know your numbers? Did you know 0:01:09.640 --> 0:01:15.560 that African American men die twelve years earlier than their 0:01:15.840 --> 0:01:17.360 white counterpart? 0:01:18.280 --> 0:01:18.880 Why is that? 0:01:19.680 --> 0:01:21.640 Well, we're going to discuss that with our special guests, 0:01:21.680 --> 0:01:24.200 but first I want to play this video about an 0:01:24.200 --> 0:01:28.760 event that's happening Saturday, November eleventh at eight am right 0:01:28.800 --> 0:01:31.600 here in Los Angeles is going to work in an 0:01:31.600 --> 0:01:34.520 effort of closing the health equity gap. 0:01:34.959 --> 0:01:37.840 Take a look, Los Angeles, black men are dying from 0:01:37.880 --> 0:01:38.880 preventable diseases. 0:01:39.000 --> 0:01:41.320 You can be part of the solution. Come out to five. 0:01:41.160 --> 0:01:45.000 Zero zero one Obama Boulevard on Saturday, November eleventh at 0:01:45.000 --> 0:01:48.440 eight am for the African American Male Wellness Walking Run 0:01:48.560 --> 0:01:51.600 featuring Honorary Chair tr Main Anchrum of the Los Angeles 0:01:51.680 --> 0:01:55.160 Brown This is a free family event with free health screenings, 0:01:55.240 --> 0:01:59.400 kids area entertainment, and much more. Visitaawellness dot org and 0:01:59.440 --> 0:02:03.080 we'll see you on Saturday, November eleventh, Walking to save 0:02:03.320 --> 0:02:04.520 black Man's lives. 0:02:06.600 --> 0:02:09.880 All right, so now let's get ready for this conversation. 0:02:10.600 --> 0:02:13.920 Get your radio waves, get your podcast waves, just get 0:02:13.960 --> 0:02:15.160 ready for me. 0:02:15.240 --> 0:02:18.440 To welcome our very special guest. We have Jade Barnes. 0:02:18.919 --> 0:02:22.919 He is the chairman of the Los Angeles African American 0:02:22.960 --> 0:02:26.440 Wellness five k Walk Run, which is the health and 0:02:26.520 --> 0:02:30.960 wellness arm of the African American Mail Well Agency too 0:02:31.120 --> 0:02:34.160 the National Center for Urban Solutions. So without further ado, 0:02:34.200 --> 0:02:37.200 please help me welcome mister Jay Bondes. 0:02:38.760 --> 0:02:41.520 Good afternoon. It's great to see you. How's it going, Darth. 0:02:42.240 --> 0:02:43.720 You know, what's a great day to be alive? 0:02:45.639 --> 0:02:48.480 Anytime on this side of the earth is a blessing. 0:02:48.960 --> 0:02:49.760 I'm telling you. 0:02:49.800 --> 0:02:52.400 And speaking of which, on being on this side of 0:02:52.400 --> 0:02:55.080 the earth, we got something important to talk about African 0:02:55.080 --> 0:02:59.639 American males. They are known to die twelve years earlier 0:03:00.040 --> 0:03:01.760 in their white counterparts. 0:03:02.280 --> 0:03:05.880 So the African American Male Wealdness Agency is really tasked 0:03:06.800 --> 0:03:09.600 on a national level that increase the life expectancy for 0:03:09.639 --> 0:03:11.880 Black men specifically and their families. 0:03:12.200 --> 0:03:15.160 It has always been our theory and our model that. 0:03:15.080 --> 0:03:17.639 If we can get the black men healthy, they can 0:03:17.720 --> 0:03:21.880 then work longer, they can be more fiscally responsible, they 0:03:21.919 --> 0:03:24.919 can take care of their families, their children, and really 0:03:24.960 --> 0:03:29.040 be a greater ad to the overall community. 0:03:29.320 --> 0:03:33.040 And we launched this awareness campaign about twenty years. 0:03:32.720 --> 0:03:36.600 Ago where we were spreading the gospel about just knowing 0:03:36.640 --> 0:03:41.000 your numbers. Awareness is the key thing. So one note 0:03:41.040 --> 0:03:45.040 to add about the nine twelve years earlier, these are 0:03:45.080 --> 0:03:47.920 all from preventable diseases. So that means if you just 0:03:47.960 --> 0:03:51.000 go to the doctor annually, get a check up. When 0:03:51.040 --> 0:03:54.920 you start feeling those pains or those aches, it's not 0:03:55.000 --> 0:03:57.520 just sit down, let's sleep it off, get some ginger ail. 0:03:57.800 --> 0:04:00.680 It's like, let's go speak with a physician, actually get. 0:04:00.560 --> 0:04:04.160 Some understanding about what's going on inside of our bodies. 0:04:04.920 --> 0:04:07.320 So what we're gonna do is create the most fun 0:04:07.360 --> 0:04:11.040 you'll ever have at a doctor's appointment. Next Saturday, on 0:04:11.080 --> 0:04:13.680 the eleventh, we are going to have DJs out there. 0:04:14.000 --> 0:04:16.520 We've got the Lovely Dawn Day on the Red Carpet 0:04:16.600 --> 0:04:20.360 doing live interviews. We've got yoga, we've got sound bass, 0:04:20.360 --> 0:04:23.400 we've got meditation, we've got men circles so we can 0:04:23.480 --> 0:04:26.599 just talk. What we found is that black men really 0:04:26.640 --> 0:04:27.719 need to talk to each other. 0:04:28.000 --> 0:04:31.240 We're not crazy. We're just going through eggs and pains. 0:04:32.120 --> 0:04:34.359 You know, it seems as though we have gotten to 0:04:34.400 --> 0:04:37.880 a point when we're kind of used to the ache 0:04:37.880 --> 0:04:40.839 and pain because for whatever reasons, there's some type of 0:04:41.480 --> 0:04:44.359 fear or stigma when it comes down to seeing the 0:04:44.400 --> 0:04:45.920 doctor and I'm raising my hand. 0:04:46.000 --> 0:04:46.320 Listen. 0:04:46.920 --> 0:04:49.000 I have been known to be guilty of myself to 0:04:49.120 --> 0:04:51.039 not feel something right in my body and say, oh, 0:04:51.080 --> 0:04:52.800 I'm gonna sleep it all for or you know, the 0:04:52.839 --> 0:04:54.480 whole idea ginger rail. 0:04:55.560 --> 0:04:58.000 And wait till your stomach cel. But here's the thing. 0:04:58.000 --> 0:05:00.720 If you are feeling something in your body, that's your 0:05:00.760 --> 0:05:03.560 body communicating with you. And when we talk about having 0:05:03.560 --> 0:05:08.680 a successful relationship, any type of relationship, the key is communication. 0:05:09.200 --> 0:05:12.360 And it's like, well, if we can't communicate with ourselves, 0:05:12.560 --> 0:05:14.919 how can we expect to communicate with anything else in 0:05:14.960 --> 0:05:20.240 our lives? Preach you know, so many people are afraid 0:05:20.279 --> 0:05:23.359 of knowing. But when you know better, you can do better. 0:05:23.400 --> 0:05:25.040 And it's time to do better. 0:05:26.080 --> 0:05:27.799 We do not have a choice at this point. 0:05:27.839 --> 0:05:31.320 We've got to be responsible for ourselves, our bodies, our 0:05:31.320 --> 0:05:34.520 health and wellness. You know, historically black folks just don't 0:05:34.600 --> 0:05:38.279 trust the medical profession in general with different experiments. You 0:05:38.360 --> 0:05:43.039 think about the Skegee and the historical context about the 0:05:43.080 --> 0:05:45.920 government really just not taking care of us, are really 0:05:45.960 --> 0:05:48.719 looking after our best interests. There's some issues in terms 0:05:48.760 --> 0:05:51.680 of just trust and building relationships. We build a rapport 0:05:51.839 --> 0:05:54.920 vet those screeners and our community partners. That way, when 0:05:54.920 --> 0:05:57.320 they get to you, most likely you'll have a black 0:05:57.320 --> 0:06:00.440 face talking to you. But in addition, you know, folks 0:06:00.440 --> 0:06:04.159 have talked, embedded and established that there are good medical 0:06:04.200 --> 0:06:06.280 practices so that you get the help and care that 0:06:06.320 --> 0:06:08.479 you need. And most of the time it's free or 0:06:08.560 --> 0:06:10.600 low cost with our community partners. 0:06:10.680 --> 0:06:13.440 So we're going to be amongst family, people that look 0:06:13.560 --> 0:06:15.680 like us, that could communicate with us so that. 0:06:15.600 --> 0:06:17.520 We can beat us. 0:06:19.240 --> 0:06:19.919 Yes, ma'am. 0:06:20.080 --> 0:06:22.360 And you know, when we talk about this walk too, 0:06:22.400 --> 0:06:24.880 another thing that I thought that was so great is 0:06:24.880 --> 0:06:27.440 that this is a family event. You don't have to 0:06:27.440 --> 0:06:29.600 worry about going along, because sometimes that can be a 0:06:29.640 --> 0:06:31.520 little hard, that can be a little tricky. 0:06:31.760 --> 0:06:34.920 And let's just say, sometimes we're a bit scared. Look, 0:06:34.960 --> 0:06:38.120 you don't have to admit it, but it's true. 0:06:38.240 --> 0:06:41.720 Sometimes we are apprehensive about going for a checkup, going 0:06:41.800 --> 0:06:44.159 to talk to somebody because we feel as though it's 0:06:44.240 --> 0:06:46.560 just us. Well, in this case, you can bring your family, 0:06:46.600 --> 0:06:48.920 you can bring the kids. There's going to be entertainment, 0:06:48.960 --> 0:06:51.480 there's going to be vendors. What else can we expect. 0:06:51.839 --> 0:06:55.200 Listen, think about a fan of reunion style activity where 0:06:55.200 --> 0:06:56.719 we're just going to get a little check up while 0:06:56.760 --> 0:07:00.200 we're there. So you're bounceizers for kids and maybe with 0:07:00.240 --> 0:07:05.080 some sack races, some sprints, some face painting for the kids. 0:07:05.640 --> 0:07:08.640 You're gonna have a couple of DJs that'll be rocking out. 0:07:09.000 --> 0:07:13.360 Of course, our partners with KJLAH and iHeart Radio and 0:07:13.880 --> 0:07:18.160 Vitamin D with Dawn Day. And I'm missing some folks 0:07:18.280 --> 0:07:22.080 kb LA passing the Black Pages. If they're black and 0:07:22.120 --> 0:07:24.480 they care about us, they're gonna be at this event 0:07:24.720 --> 0:07:30.400 and we're gonna have a good old time. So friends, brothers, cousins, uncles, dads, 0:07:31.080 --> 0:07:34.400 you know, sons, everybody come out. And women come too, 0:07:34.440 --> 0:07:38.280 because we have several vendors that have resources specifically for women. 0:07:38.800 --> 0:07:42.040 We know that women specifically in our Black community are 0:07:42.120 --> 0:07:45.000 really the backbone that have been the anchor for us 0:07:45.040 --> 0:07:48.400 to stay together. So we don't forget about you. We've 0:07:48.440 --> 0:07:50.600 got stuff there for you, and we know if you come, 0:07:50.760 --> 0:07:53.960 bring the kids, bring a husband, bring the boyfriend, bring 0:07:53.960 --> 0:07:56.600 the brother. We've got something for everybody to have a 0:07:56.600 --> 0:07:57.240 good old time. 0:07:57.640 --> 0:08:00.720 Okay, And so as we mentioned, this is being brought 0:08:00.760 --> 0:08:04.720 to us by the African American Male Wellness Agency. Can 0:08:04.760 --> 0:08:06.800 you tell us a little bit about the organization and 0:08:07.080 --> 0:08:08.080 why it got started. 0:08:09.480 --> 0:08:09.680 Yep. 0:08:09.760 --> 0:08:12.320 So the agency started really in a response to figure 0:08:12.360 --> 0:08:14.600 out why black men weren't going to work. We did 0:08:14.600 --> 0:08:17.240 a research project and we were finding that black men 0:08:17.360 --> 0:08:20.200 weren't going to the work because of health issues. So 0:08:20.360 --> 0:08:22.520 part of it was in order to get your check 0:08:22.560 --> 0:08:24.960 every week, you had to do a quick physical so 0:08:25.880 --> 0:08:28.960 to know those numbers, your blood pressure, checking on those 0:08:29.000 --> 0:08:32.360 and once we started implementing that as the agency, they 0:08:32.360 --> 0:08:34.280 were showing up, they were getting a check. 0:08:34.760 --> 0:08:37.000 So then we said, hey, let's elevate this. 0:08:37.120 --> 0:08:40.360 You got all these other organizations who don't focus on us, 0:08:41.280 --> 0:08:43.760 that do these race for the Cure and five K 0:08:43.920 --> 0:08:46.120 for this, So we said, we're going to do something 0:08:46.160 --> 0:08:48.600 for black folks that mirrors these efforts. Where we can 0:08:48.640 --> 0:08:51.360 bring awareness, we can bring fun that we can bring 0:08:51.559 --> 0:08:55.520 entertainment and make sure that we're saving our people. And 0:08:56.120 --> 0:08:58.600 we don't only do this, so it's more than a walk. 0:08:58.760 --> 0:09:01.240 We have something called a Fire Initiative where we do 0:09:01.320 --> 0:09:04.480 cooking with dads and fishing with dads. We also do 0:09:04.600 --> 0:09:09.079 financial wellness where we can partner with different financial institutions 0:09:09.360 --> 0:09:10.959 help us out when it comes to this day to 0:09:11.080 --> 0:09:14.040 day budgeting or I've got this credit card debt, how 0:09:14.040 --> 0:09:15.200 am I going to pay this off? 0:09:15.559 --> 0:09:17.240 What's the strategic plan around that? 0:09:17.360 --> 0:09:19.640 How do we build our credit so that we can 0:09:19.679 --> 0:09:21.920 then purchase a home where we can get more blood 0:09:22.000 --> 0:09:26.280 folks and homes that have home ownership and equity versus paying. 0:09:26.040 --> 0:09:28.160 Rent that can fluctuate from time to time. 0:09:28.640 --> 0:09:31.719 So we really try to take a holistic approach when 0:09:31.760 --> 0:09:35.120 it comes to health and wellness. Again, if we know better, 0:09:35.400 --> 0:09:37.800 we can do better. And our goal is to educate, 0:09:38.000 --> 0:09:41.920 provide resources, provide love and a sense of community where 0:09:42.000 --> 0:09:45.360 you can live longer. There was one other thing don 0:09:45.440 --> 0:09:48.920 that I missed was our best program in my opinion, 0:09:49.000 --> 0:09:53.080 It's called Real Men, Real Talk, which is a farbershop 0:09:53.160 --> 0:09:56.520 style Black men getting together and we're going to shoot 0:09:56.520 --> 0:09:59.440 the funts of the speak and we talk about what's 0:09:59.480 --> 0:10:03.400 going on, our stresses, our problems, our headaches. And you've 0:10:03.400 --> 0:10:07.040 got thirty forty fifty other men in the room that says, hey, brother, 0:10:07.160 --> 0:10:10.319 you ain't crazy. I've been through this. This is how 0:10:10.320 --> 0:10:12.760 I navigated. These are some things that I did to 0:10:12.800 --> 0:10:15.800 remove the stresses, and really create a sense of communities. 0:10:15.840 --> 0:10:18.280 So when those dark times come, you've got a brother, 0:10:18.360 --> 0:10:21.920 the call, text, email, jump in a group chat, but 0:10:22.040 --> 0:10:25.360 really make sure that you're not alone and. 0:10:24.960 --> 0:10:27.680 That you can make it through whatever adversity that you 0:10:27.720 --> 0:10:29.240 may be experiencing during the time. 0:10:30.160 --> 0:10:32.440 So hold on this, real man, real talk is going 0:10:32.480 --> 0:10:34.600 to be there on Saturday, November eleven. 0:10:35.400 --> 0:10:37.560 So we'll have the small version and we really partner 0:10:37.640 --> 0:10:41.080 with our group called Black Men Build LA to facilitate 0:10:41.160 --> 0:10:44.440 our Men's Circle, So very similar setup, but not the 0:10:44.480 --> 0:10:47.959 official event so to speak. But we're not egotistical. If 0:10:48.000 --> 0:10:52.880 we've got community partners who have similar programming and resources, 0:10:53.040 --> 0:10:55.719 we are always looking to partner and collaborate. There's no 0:10:55.920 --> 0:10:58.640 sense in reinventing the wheel. We can just come together 0:10:58.960 --> 0:11:01.320 and do the same work to say the same people. 0:11:01.440 --> 0:11:03.480 So Black Men Bill LA would. 0:11:03.240 --> 0:11:08.040 Be facilitating that conversation on Saturday instead of us. 0:11:08.760 --> 0:11:11.280 Well, I love this because you know when you said 0:11:11.280 --> 0:11:13.640 the whole situation of sitting down having a barber talk, 0:11:13.640 --> 0:11:16.079 it's like, at some point, I don't know if history 0:11:16.080 --> 0:11:18.480 did it. You know, sometimes just life be lifeing, but 0:11:18.920 --> 0:11:21.520 just as well as we've forgotten how to communicate with ourselves. 0:11:21.520 --> 0:11:24.480 It's like communicate with your brothers and your sisters, communicate 0:11:24.679 --> 0:11:27.640 with your community. Because you are not alone. We know 0:11:27.800 --> 0:11:33.160 that we can go farther together. We can be stronger 0:11:33.440 --> 0:11:37.440 together than we can by ourselves. And if we can 0:11:37.480 --> 0:11:39.360 get back to the point of what it means to 0:11:39.400 --> 0:11:42.320 stick by each other, to be your brother's keepers, to 0:11:42.320 --> 0:11:45.400 be your sister's keepers, to be your kids siblings keeper, 0:11:45.960 --> 0:11:52.000 Oh my gosh, how far we can get there. And 0:11:52.040 --> 0:11:54.360 as you were talking, you said the screenings. Now, the 0:11:54.360 --> 0:11:56.880 screens that will be taking place, we're talking about blood pressure, 0:11:57.320 --> 0:12:03.679 glucose cholesterol, HIV, STD STI, and prostate cancer, which we 0:12:03.760 --> 0:12:08.000 know prostate cancer is one that takes out men immediately. 0:12:08.040 --> 0:12:11.080 That's one of the along with pancreatic cancers that is 0:12:11.320 --> 0:12:13.760 very intense when it talks about taking a toll on 0:12:13.800 --> 0:12:14.240 the body. 0:12:16.160 --> 0:12:19.319 Absolutely, we'll also have some foot screenings, but to speak 0:12:19.400 --> 0:12:24.440 to the prostate, the colorectal cancer, those are all things 0:12:24.480 --> 0:12:27.520 that are I mean, the numbers are off the charts 0:12:27.520 --> 0:12:31.079 in terms of how biased it is to black folks. 0:12:31.400 --> 0:12:34.560 So it's important even at a young age. So I 0:12:34.600 --> 0:12:39.440 think the medical professionals say around forty. I'm encouraging black 0:12:39.480 --> 0:12:41.960 men around thirty five is when we need to start 0:12:42.000 --> 0:12:44.920 having those screenings. And what I can tell you because 0:12:44.920 --> 0:12:48.840 I'm of that age, it is no longer that invasive procedure. 0:12:49.160 --> 0:12:51.480 We can take some blood and figure it out versus 0:12:51.520 --> 0:12:53.040 having to touch on you. 0:12:53.600 --> 0:12:56.679 And that's one of the things that I really really 0:12:56.720 --> 0:12:58.600 want men to know, Like you don't have to get 0:12:58.720 --> 0:13:01.840 violated to figure that out. Let's draw some blood, Let's 0:13:01.840 --> 0:13:05.439 have some conversation and do some other ways to figure 0:13:05.440 --> 0:13:08.000 it out. But like, we can solve this. There's no 0:13:08.160 --> 0:13:11.480 reason to die early. But we can work together now 0:13:11.800 --> 0:13:12.559 and figure. 0:13:12.240 --> 0:13:14.720 It out and take preventive measures and steps to help 0:13:14.760 --> 0:13:15.160 out with that. 0:13:16.120 --> 0:13:19.559 So I'm curious, Jay, because your passion it runs deep. 0:13:19.760 --> 0:13:19.960 You know. 0:13:20.040 --> 0:13:22.240 We first got our conversation on the FM DOL and 0:13:22.280 --> 0:13:24.200 then when I saw it come back around, I said, wait, 0:13:24.200 --> 0:13:27.760 what's going on? Why are you so passionate about this work? 0:13:30.000 --> 0:13:33.320 Last year alone, I lost two of my brothers, my 0:13:33.360 --> 0:13:39.040 frat brothers, to pancreatic cancer, and one at thirty one 0:13:39.640 --> 0:13:41.280 in their early sixties. 0:13:41.360 --> 0:13:42.880 Thirty years old, yes. 0:13:42.720 --> 0:13:46.880 Thirty years old, Like yeah, that took me out. So 0:13:46.960 --> 0:13:49.520 like this is my guy. We just went on vacation together. 0:13:49.559 --> 0:13:53.800 We're down in Mexico kicking it, and pancreatic cancer moved 0:13:53.880 --> 0:13:56.200 extremely fast and it is fatal. 0:13:57.000 --> 0:13:59.440 The survival rate is extremely low. 0:14:01.120 --> 0:14:02.640 Did he seem as though he was sick? 0:14:04.679 --> 0:14:08.000 No? No. We got back from vacation maybe a month 0:14:08.120 --> 0:14:08.720 or two. 0:14:09.360 --> 0:14:12.800 Afterwards, and it's just like, hey, I've been diagnosed. I'm like, well, 0:14:12.800 --> 0:14:14.880 what does this mean? So of course I'm going and 0:14:14.920 --> 0:14:17.760 googling and looking it up. And the more and more 0:14:17.800 --> 0:14:19.760 I read, the more and more my mouth. 0:14:19.640 --> 0:14:21.880 Dropped and was like, this isn't good. 0:14:22.000 --> 0:14:24.720 So, I mean, he made it a long time in 0:14:24.800 --> 0:14:28.640 terms of about nine months after diagnosis, but in general, 0:14:28.800 --> 0:14:31.920 it is extremely fatal, and you. 0:14:31.840 --> 0:14:34.720 Know, just get Having those continuous. 0:14:34.240 --> 0:14:37.640 Visits and checkings and touch points with your physician will 0:14:37.680 --> 0:14:40.720 help identify that as well as other things that may 0:14:40.800 --> 0:14:44.359 exist that we aren't keeping an eye on. And everything's 0:14:44.440 --> 0:14:47.400 not going to be where you're down and out, where 0:14:47.440 --> 0:14:50.760 you're feeling bad or you're sluggish, where there's visible signs 0:14:50.920 --> 0:14:53.280 we need to do some blood work, and a lot 0:14:53.280 --> 0:14:56.200 of times it's not that much we're talking about the fingerprint, 0:14:56.360 --> 0:14:58.600 like we're not giving out pints of blood. When you 0:14:58.640 --> 0:15:02.000 get there Saturday, you're going to get a fingerprint and 0:15:02.040 --> 0:15:05.560 then you'll get a nice little band aid and we're done. 0:15:05.720 --> 0:15:08.000 Like that covers all your screenings, So just keep in 0:15:08.040 --> 0:15:10.480 mind like we're not giving up your whole body. 0:15:10.760 --> 0:15:13.040 It's not invasive. The goal is just to get some 0:15:13.120 --> 0:15:15.000 quick diagnosis. 0:15:15.320 --> 0:15:18.040 See some key indicators that say hey, we may need 0:15:18.040 --> 0:15:19.640 to have further conversations. 0:15:19.840 --> 0:15:20.000 Now. 0:15:20.000 --> 0:15:23.000 We are super blessed to have partners with the company 0:15:23.000 --> 0:15:25.920 called Para Suite, as well as a few local physicians 0:15:25.960 --> 0:15:28.840 that will be there. So after you get your screening numbers, 0:15:28.840 --> 0:15:31.200 you're then able to review them with a black physician 0:15:31.680 --> 0:15:34.120 to tell you, hey, maybe we need to change the diet, 0:15:34.200 --> 0:15:37.200 maybe we need to increase exercise, maybe we need to 0:15:37.200 --> 0:15:39.680 follow up with your primary care provider to check some 0:15:39.800 --> 0:15:43.040 levels or do some X rays. But all of this stuff, again, 0:15:43.120 --> 0:15:45.960 it's free. It gives you the opportunity to increase your 0:15:45.960 --> 0:15:48.960 life expectancy. That is one hundred percent in line with 0:15:49.000 --> 0:15:51.840 our goal to save lives of black folks and increase 0:15:51.880 --> 0:15:52.920 their life expectancy. 0:15:53.760 --> 0:15:56.080 So I can imagine, you know, sometimes people may not 0:15:56.160 --> 0:15:58.320 have insurance and the first thing that they're afraid about 0:15:58.440 --> 0:15:59.760 is like, how much is going to cost? 0:16:00.320 --> 0:16:02.040 How much is it going to cost for these screenings? 0:16:02.120 --> 0:16:06.120 Chain again, this is free. Do you understand? Like that 0:16:06.200 --> 0:16:07.320 said all year. 0:16:07.960 --> 0:16:12.040 All somebody has to do is pull up on Saturday, 0:16:12.120 --> 0:16:16.400 November eleventh at the Rancho Cianca Park right behind Dorsey 0:16:16.480 --> 0:16:19.000 High School and find at their numbers. 0:16:20.720 --> 0:16:23.440 Pull up, show up, run up, fly up, however you 0:16:23.480 --> 0:16:28.160 want to get up, but be there, be there. 0:16:29.000 --> 0:16:30.480 That all it. 0:16:30.360 --> 0:16:33.320 Takes for you is to show up, And you can 0:16:33.360 --> 0:16:35.400 only wonder is are you willing to. 0:16:35.400 --> 0:16:38.120 Show up for yourself? Show up for your life? 0:16:38.160 --> 0:16:40.840 Because if it's not for you, what about your family, 0:16:41.920 --> 0:16:44.880 your legacy. We are so quick to show up to 0:16:44.920 --> 0:16:46.920 a job or a paycheck, but what if you can't 0:16:46.960 --> 0:16:49.200 show up for yourself to get to the job. Then 0:16:49.240 --> 0:16:55.120 the question becomes then watch Because the whole notion that 0:16:55.200 --> 0:17:00.640 African American males are dying twelve years earlier then their 0:17:00.720 --> 0:17:05.760 white male counterparts, that's something to have a conversation about. 0:17:06.400 --> 0:17:09.200 That's something that we need to dig into, explore furthermore 0:17:09.680 --> 0:17:11.640 to know that there is a community where you don't 0:17:11.680 --> 0:17:14.200 have to worry about feeling like you are alone because 0:17:14.240 --> 0:17:17.600 you got people that look like you people who are 0:17:17.640 --> 0:17:20.520 concerned just like you, people who have gone through the 0:17:20.560 --> 0:17:23.359 same things, just like you. To have a conversation and 0:17:23.440 --> 0:17:29.880 how you going to elevate your life. That's amazing, It's 0:17:29.920 --> 0:17:33.800 profound and it's something to talk about. And I understand too. 0:17:33.840 --> 0:17:36.520 You have quite a few community leaders coming out. You 0:17:36.560 --> 0:17:38.600 have an honorary chair. Can you share more? 0:17:40.119 --> 0:17:44.840 Absolutely, we've been blessed with the Walter Payton Man the year. 0:17:45.000 --> 0:17:48.360 When it comes to philanthropic effort, it's a Tremaine anchorum 0:17:48.359 --> 0:17:51.000 who plays guard for the La Rams. 0:17:51.400 --> 0:17:53.880 He is our honorary chair and really driving and. 0:17:53.800 --> 0:17:56.760 Supporting us with our engagement when it comes to spreading 0:17:56.800 --> 0:17:59.040 the words saving black men's lives, make sure that we 0:17:59.080 --> 0:18:02.159 know our numbers. He's been instrumental in connecting us with 0:18:02.240 --> 0:18:07.720 community partners and resources to really evangelize you know, the 0:18:07.800 --> 0:18:11.800 normalcy of health and wellness for black folks. We also 0:18:12.000 --> 0:18:15.560 have you know, Heather hut which is our councilwoman in 0:18:15.560 --> 0:18:19.240 the tenth district, who's been instrumental in terms of supporting 0:18:19.280 --> 0:18:21.960 and helping and make sure we have every resource needed 0:18:22.119 --> 0:18:25.160 to make sure that the venue location, all the tent, 0:18:25.320 --> 0:18:29.200 tables and chairs are taken care of. Like, she's absolutely phenomenal, 0:18:29.480 --> 0:18:33.120 and then I'd be remiss if I didn't mention our 0:18:33.280 --> 0:18:36.399 county supervisor, Holly J. Mitchell, who has done the same. 0:18:36.520 --> 0:18:39.360 Her and her office have been instrumental. So these are 0:18:39.400 --> 0:18:43.760 black women, black men who care about us and putting 0:18:43.760 --> 0:18:47.280 their money where their mouth is and showing up for 0:18:47.480 --> 0:18:51.000 us when it comes to getting things done, so this. 0:18:50.920 --> 0:18:55.480 Event doesn't happen without them. We also are wonderful sponsors. 0:18:55.680 --> 0:18:59.240 We can touch on them later, but people who care 0:18:59.280 --> 0:19:02.520 about us are actually showing up with money, time and 0:19:02.600 --> 0:19:06.880 resources to say Black men's lives matter, our health matters, 0:19:07.119 --> 0:19:10.560 our families matter, and this event is really here to 0:19:10.680 --> 0:19:12.720 make sure that we scream that at the top of 0:19:12.720 --> 0:19:15.199 our lungs and have a good old time doing it. 0:19:16.600 --> 0:19:21.280 I love that, and you know it's the organization. The 0:19:21.320 --> 0:19:25.200 mission is to increase the life expectancy of African American 0:19:25.200 --> 0:19:29.679 male and physical health, mental health, financial health, fatherhood and research. 0:19:30.040 --> 0:19:32.080 For somebody that may be new to this and they're 0:19:32.119 --> 0:19:34.639 listening to this episode or perhaps e've ben watching us, 0:19:36.160 --> 0:19:38.000 what does health equity mean? 0:19:39.800 --> 0:19:42.440 So health equity means that. 0:19:43.640 --> 0:19:49.240 One the availability, the costs and access to care and 0:19:49.480 --> 0:19:54.119 resources is essentially even for all races and. 0:19:56.359 --> 0:19:58.240 Other groups in general. 0:19:58.560 --> 0:20:02.520 So making sure that there's no barriers from an education standpoint, 0:20:02.720 --> 0:20:05.159 is there a black position that is in your neighborhood? 0:20:05.520 --> 0:20:09.159 Can we get you, know you, representation with people who 0:20:09.440 --> 0:20:12.960 understand your needs as a black person, and with that, 0:20:13.160 --> 0:20:16.399 can they speak to you in terms that you understand? 0:20:16.680 --> 0:20:19.960 Medical terms are like I went to college, I read 0:20:20.000 --> 0:20:20.399 a lot. 0:20:20.960 --> 0:20:22.240 I still look at reports. 0:20:22.240 --> 0:20:23.600 I'm like, I don't know what the hell is saying 0:20:24.040 --> 0:20:26.320 like I need someone to break this down in some 0:20:26.400 --> 0:20:29.560 stuff that I understand that says, what's the LDL? Well, 0:20:29.560 --> 0:20:31.399 I don't know what the LDL is, but I know 0:20:31.440 --> 0:20:33.560 when you say my sugar's high, and I know when 0:20:33.600 --> 0:20:37.359 you say my pressures up. I can to understand that commonality. 0:20:37.440 --> 0:20:40.480 And when it comes to quality and equity when it 0:20:40.520 --> 0:20:43.800 comes to healthcare, communication is one of them, as well 0:20:43.840 --> 0:20:47.520 as access and making sure that you have representation. 0:20:49.000 --> 0:20:55.080