Join host Leon Rock for a powerful, short yet deep dive into the revolutionary legacy of Booker T. Washington’s National Negro Health Week (NNHW). We explore how a seven-day "health revival" fueled by the Black Church became the blueprint for racial survival, long before the medical establishment opened its doors to us.

In this episode, we discuss:

• The Hoffman Shadow: How biased data was used as a weapon against Black longevity.
• The 7-Day Mobilization: A breakdown of how our ancestors used "non-expert" leadership to overhaul community sanitation and hygiene.
• The USPHS Shift: The cautionary tale of what happens when community-led health is co-opted by top-down clinical bureaucracy.
• Modern Giants: We highlight the ground-breaking work of Dr. Stephen B. Thomas (University of Maryland) and his HAIR and CUT2MD  ...