Discover Why Donovan Richards Will Be The Keynote Speaker For The United Black Men of Queens Foundation, Inc.

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Queens Borough President Donovan Richards Will Serve As The Keynote Speaker for the United Black Men of Queens Foundation, Inc.
Golf Outing Dinner Awards

Donovan Richards, Queens Borough President, will serve as the Keynote Speaker for the United Black Men of Queens Foundation, Inc. Golf Outing Dinner Awards on May 19, 2023. He is the 21st President of the Borough of Queens, and is a member of the Democratic Party.

As a former Council Member, he chaired influential committees on Environmental Protection and Public Safety, while also leading the Subcommittee on Zoning and Franchises, resulting in historic citywide investments in affordable housing, police oversight, clean energy and infrastructure — including a $2 billion investment in new sewer and water infrastructure to alleviate chronic flooding issues across Southeast Queens.

As Queens Borough President, he has been a tireless advocate for The World’s Borough. Over the course of his administration, Borough President Richards has allocated more than $100 million dollars across Queens’ schools, cultural institutions, hospitals, libraries, parks and more local projects.

Discover How This Black-Owned Pharmaceutical Company Works To Close The Black Health Disparity Gap

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Black-Owned Pharmaceutical Company Develops Products and Programs To Close The Black Health Disparity Gap

Nationwide -- Dr. Wayne, CEO of Wayne Pharmaceuticals, Inc, is dedicated to closing the health disparity gap in the Black community. Based out of Cordele, Georgia, Dr. Wayne operates one of the only Black-owned pharmaceutical companies in the nation.

Wayne Pharmaceuticals shares an 18-acre campus with the MD Whitest Medical Institute, right in the heart of Cordele's west side, the most socio-economically deprived area of the city.  Prior to the acquisition of the facility, the campus was home to Cordele's historic A.S. Clark School, built in 1956 to provide public education to African American locals.

Dr. Wayne's goal in purchasing the school was to preserve its history for the African American community while developing it into an economic engine that would create jobs and revitalize the struggling African American community surrounding the campus.

Programs, products, and services of both Wayne Pharmaceuticals and MD Whitest Medical Institute center on uplifting the physical, social, cultural, and economic well-being for Cordele, specifically its Westside residents.

Sadly, Cordele-Crisp County, due to its high morbidity and mortality rates, ranks 152 out of 159 counties in the state of Georgia. In response, Dr. Wayne has launched a health and wellness campaign against common conditions contributing to heart disease and stroke, particularly high blood pressure, obesity, and diabetes.

Checkout This Disquieting Documentary On Why Pregnancy Is Killing Black Women

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A SHORT DOCUMENTARY EXAMINES WHY PREGNANCY IS KILLING BLACK WOMEN

Nationwide -- The statistics are grim: Black women and black babies are losing their lives at a rate that’s 3-4x higher than any other ethnicity during pregnancy and childbirth in the United States. After coming across news reports exposing this dire issue, Roman Debotch from BlackExcellence.com went looking for black women who had difficult pregnancies, lost babies, experienced dangerous births, dealt with racist medical providers and more. The result is a short documentary titled Pregnancy is Killing Black Women.

"I was shocked, really shocked when I came across multiple reports highlighting this issue in the black community. I had no idea the numbers were the worst racial disparities when it comes to health care," said Roman, the director and host of the 20 minute documentary. "I knew I had to make a film about this and share the stories of these women."