How, in 2025, are we still here? Still testing life-saving treatments on groups that don’t reflect the actual risk pool? Because here’s the thing—and it's not new information—Black men, particularly those of African and Caribbean heritage, are twice as likely to develop prostate cancer as white men. Twice. Yet we’re invisible when it comes to research that might one day save our lives. 

I was gutted when man like Melvin (Odoom) was voted out of the jungle on “I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here!” on ITV earlier this week. Watching TV presenter and radio DJ Melvin in the jungle reminded me how important it is to see people like us on TV, doing their thing and being real with it. Melvin was great TV but more importantly was his representation as a great role model and vulnerability.

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