Moving Forward on Our Healing Journey has provided Voices For Our Fathers Legacy Foundation with opportunities to make impactful changes in health care for African Americans, today and tomorrow. My schedule for 2023 was filled with many forward moving and impactful conversations.
Read MoreAs I reflect on this past year, I am overjoyed on the possibilities of this new year, 2023. Voices For Our Fathers Legacy Foundation efforts were abundantly blessed. We are indeed thankful and deeply greatfull for all of our blessings.
Read MoreIn 2011 several descendants of the beloved 623 African American men who were victims in the United States Public Health Service Study of Untreated Syphilis (USPHSSUS) at Tuskegee and Macon County met at Tuskegee University Center for Bioethics in Research and Health Care. Our purpose then was to uplift and honor our fathers’ legacies. We wanted to make sure their sacrifices will never be forgotten and never will a study like this happen again.
Read MoreI sincerely hope all of your Christmas wishes came true and everyone felt the spirit of the season with joy and peace in your hearts. The birth of God’s only Son provides an equal opportunity to all.
Read MoreIt is with deep gratitude and an overwhelming sense of pride that I inform you about our activities and events forthe first seven months of 2021.
Read MoreNow that we all made it through last years’ turmoil, it is time to begin filling our hearts and minds with tremendous hope. The year 2020 was packed with rapid change, confusion, fear, cancellations, financial and physical suffering.
Read MoreSubmitted by Mrs. Joyce Tyson Christian, Committee Chair
Read MoreWhile I was on leave, I was able to continue my research on the Study and find some answers to questions many have asked during our interviews. I have sent the three short documents to all those whose email addresses or regular mail addresses I have. The first piece…
Read MoreIt is always a blessing for me to share my thoughts in the Voices for Our Fathers Legacy Foundation (VFOF) regularly published newsletter. The newsletter provides an opportunity for me to reiterate how proud I am to work with such a wonderful and committed group of people. Over the years, I have watched and participated…
Read MoreThe Annual Meeting will be held March 22-27, 2020.
Read MoreLet us rejoice and be exceptionally thankful during this miraculous season. As the year 2018 comes to an end, Descendants and supporters of Voices for Our Fathers Legacy Foundation can celebrate knowing that we are continuing remembering the 623 African American men that were unethically and inhumanly treated in the United States Public Health Service Syphilis Study for 40 years (1932 – 1972) in Tuskegee/ Macon County, Alabama. More Descendants are becoming
Read MoreIn honor of the 623 Fathers, Grandfathers, Uncles, Great Grandfather and Grand Uncles, $600.00 scholarships were awarded to each of these five Academically Outstanding descendants.
Read MoreLet us rejoice and be exceptionally thankful during this miraculous season. As the year 2018 comes to an end, Descendants and supporters of Voices for Our Fathers Legacy Foundation can celebrate knowing that we are continuing remembering the 623 African American men that were unethically and inhumanly treated in the United States Public Health Service Syphilis Study for 40 years (1932 – 1972) in Tuskegee/ Macon County, Alabama. More Descendants are becoming
Read MoreI am again, very pleased to share my thoughts about the extraordinary work of the Voices for Our Father Legacy Foundation and the descendant family members. I am continually amazed to
Read MoreI am again, very pleased to share my thoughts about the extraordinary work of the Voices for Our Father Legacy Foundation and the descendant family members. I am continually amazed to
Read MoreToday I am sitting on the restaurant patio of the Hotel La Vue (“Hotel with a View”) in Anguilla, West Indies. This very placid space overlooks one of the most emerald blue and serene scenes a human can ever perceive. It’s so calm that barely a ripple is perceptible by my gaze. The only sounds I hear are those emanating from the
Read MoreIt has been a pleasure serving as treasurer since our Foundation formed in 2014. Our membership has increased. I am, however, asking everyone to
Read MoreLet us rejoice and be exceptionally thankful during this miraculous season. As the year 2018 comes to an end, Descendants and supporters of Voices for Our Fathers Legacy Foundation can celebrate knowing that we are continuing remembering the 623 African American men that were unethically and inhumanly treated in the United States Public Health Service Syphilis Study for 40 years (1932 – 1972) in Tuskegee/ Macon County, Alabama. More Descendants are becoming
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