Organizers hope to attract at least 5,000 people to Saturday’s Black Men’s Wellness Day at Friendship Baptist Church.
The event, now in its fourth year, will include health screenings, a 5 K walk/run, a kids’ zone, an elderly pavilion and entertainment.
Dr. Benjamin Missick, a Novant Health physician who helped organize the event, said the goal is to focus on Black men and their health challenges, but that women and children are welcome…