Here and Now with Sandra Bookman: Mount Sinai, Real Dads Network partner to improve heart health of Black men

NEW YORK (WABC) — Coming up on Here and Now, how a partnership between Mount Sinai and the Real Dads Network is changing habits and saving lives among Black men.

As we mark American Heart Health Month, we’re taking a closer look at health disparities in the Black community. Today, we’re putting a spotlight on often undiagnosed heart conditions in Black men.

A local cardiologist is partnering with Black fathers in an effort to change that and improve health outcomes.

Joining us to discuss is Dr. Icilma V. Fergus, the director of cardiovascular disparities with Mount Sinai, and Derek Phillips, the founder and CEO of Real Dads Network.

Also ahead, celebrating Black History Month and the short film that explores how Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. used basketball to engage young voters.

How the Living History Program at New York City’s oldest museum is telling the true stories of enslaved African Americans.

And the world premiere of “The Hula-Hooping Queen” at New York City’s Children’s Theater.

Here and Now with Sandra Bookman airs Sundays at 12:00 p.m. on Channel 7, WABC-TV in New York City.