Black pharmacists closing cultural hole in well being care

SHILOH, Ill. — After a medical health insurance change pressured Bernard Macon to chop ties together with his black physician, he struggled to seek out one other African American doctor on-line. Then, he realized two well being advocates had been hiding in plain sight. At a close-by drugstore right here within the suburbs exterior of St. Louis, a pair of pharmacists grew to become the surprising allies of Macon and his spouse, Brandy. Much just like the Macons, the pharmacists had been energetic younger mother and father who had been married — and unapologetically black. Vincent and Lekeisha Williams, house owners of LV Health and Wellness Pharmacy, didn’t hesitate to assist when Brandy had a tough