The Rosa Parks Award honors women in the community who have fostered a culture of inclusion in the Asheville community and are in pursuit of a better life for non-majority people.

Kathey Avery has been relentless in her efforts to combat COVID-19 in the community by educating the public about the virus and the benefits of getting vaccinated.

January 2022 column for The Urban News - About 4,290 women will die from cervical cancer. Cervical pre-cancers are diagnosed far more often than invasive cervical cancer.

December 2021 column for The Urban News - HIV is a sexually transmitted infection. It can also be spread by contact with infected blood, or from mother to child during pregnancy, childbirth, or breastfeeding.

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