STOCKTON - St. Joseph’s Regional Cancer Center will offer free skin cancer screenings on Wednesday, May 11, from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., by appointment only. The screenings, which will be performed by board certified physicians, will be held at St. Joseph’s Medical Center, 1800 North California Street, Stockton. Participants will have an opportunity to talk with certified oncology professionals and receive educational materials to prevent skin cancer.

Please take this opportunity to protect your health. Appointments are REQUIRED and may be made beginning April 27 by calling (209) 467-6560 between 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Skin cancer is the most common type of cancer in this country. About one million Americans develop skin cancer each year. Although researchers cannot explain why one person develops skin cancer and another does not, we do know that taking precautions to protect our skin and early detection are the best weapons in the fight against skin cancer.

STOCKTON - This Friday, April 22 at 7 a.m., the Boys & Men of Color Summit will take place in Tillie Lewis Theater at Delta College 5151 North Pacific Avenue. The event will teach youth how to organize around community issues, promote higher education and career planning, as well as create a stage for youth to share narratives about community struggles.

The summit, presented by Fathers and Families of San Joaquin, will facilitate the building of a stronger multicultural youth movement in the Central Valley and link marginalized and disenfranchised youth to the political process. Guest speakers include Dr. Duncan-Andrade, Jerry Tello and Dr. Tony Iton.

Andrade has lectured around the world about the elements of effective teaching in schools serving poor and working class children.