Story and photos by Walter Pritchard, TEN Media   The thrill of athletic competition and victory is alive and well in William C. Clemons and it refuses to retire. For when it comes to playing pickleball, all he can says is “bring it on!” “Hey William. Good to see you today. You ready get it on?” the greeting he received on a recent Friday morning from enthusiastic players – mostly senior men and women - on the indoor pickleball court at the Ferguson Recreation Center. “Come o

Story by Walter Pritchard/Photos by Tony Neal Tony Neal is on a journey that takes him to the splendor and majesty of many of the cities and countries around the world, into the ugly depths of racial and social injustices, and into the surreal discoveries of prostate cancer in his body. Both inside and outside, Neal, 62, is on a mission to make it all make sense. From European and Asian countries like Vietnam, Thailand, Spain, Italy, and the nations in Africa to the cities an

He runs with young hoopsters up and down the court. Says a lot about a physically fit, 63-year-old man officiating basketball games, who is recognized as one of the most accomplished and respected refs in the state.  Matter of fact, Djuan Robinson, who is in his 26 th  year of refereeing hardcourt action ranging from elementary-age kids to high school hoops, was honored for a quarter of a century in 2022 by the Missouri State High School Sports and Activities Association...

Earl May planned a trip of a lifetime to the West African country of Ghana and to South Africa for March 2019. Everything was booked. He was locked and loaded. All he had to do was pack, fasten his seat belt and fly.  Rewind to July 2018, Earl, then 54 years old, was diagnosed with prostate cancer. He had surgery on September 28, 2018.  “Two months later by the first of November I was back on my feet,” Earl said. “And I felt that I was ready to go.” Earl always wanted to go o

After two decades of decline, cases of prostate cancer rose by 3% per year from 2014 to 2019, a new report from the American Cancer...

The Empowerment Network (TEN) has provided brotherhood and fellowship to prostate cancer survivors and their loved ones at 6000 West...

Mellve Shahid Sr., president and founder of The Empowerment Network, Inc. (TEN) introduced a group of prostate cancer survivors who were...

More than 5 million men in the U.S. experience depression each year. Clinical depression—in women or men—can cause sadness and a loss of...