Mayor-elect Paul Young and Penny Hardaway join 5K raising awareness for Black men’s health
Subject
Mayor Paul Young, 5K
Description
Newly elected Memphis Mayor Paul Young and Memphis Basketball coach Penny Hardaway joined dozens of 5K runners on Saturday in the third annual Memphis Walk to Save Black Men’s Lives Saturday at Fourth Bluff Park.
More than just a 5K, the event offers multiple health screenings free of charge, including blood pressure, glucose, eye exams, cholesterol, sexually transmitted infections, prostate cancer and more.
Hardaway emphasized that stigmas in the Black community surrounding testing and health checkups need to end.
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Jacob Wilt
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