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

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.

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.

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

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

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