Corey B. King·Jan 23Karamo Brown’s Negro Wake-Up CallIf you been keeping up via social media, the lone Black participant in the Queer Eye show, has fallen out with the rest of the crew. More…
Corey B. King·Feb 26, 2025When Medical Professionals Aren’t ProfessionalNext month is my dialysis anniversary and the anniversary of my second stroke, three years for both. The most unsettling aspect is that…
Corey B. King·Feb 20, 2025I’m the Latest Casualty in Trump’s AmerikkkaI voted for Kamala Harris! There was no other choice for me, as a disabled Black man. Voting third party was essentially throwing a vote…
Corey B. King·Jun 27, 2024I Match EnergyI wish that I were more timid and quiet. After surviving two strokes, kidney failure, and an aneurysm, I wish that I could just stay in a…
Corey B. King·Jun 18, 2024Last Man StandingI don’t think I’ve been shy about my kidney journey. To experience full blown kidney failure at 45, to be placed on dialysis three days a…
Corey B. King·Apr 27, 2024It’s About My Kidney, Nothing More, Nothing LessIt’s been a week since I received the devastating news that due to an elevated PSA, I would go from the top of the kidney transplant list…
Corey B. King·Apr 20, 2024I’m TiredJust when I was getting accustomed to dialysis, meaning I learned how to manage my fluids well enough, so very little is extracted, the…
Corey B. King·Mar 29, 2024I Needed A MiracleI hadn’t felt good for weeks. Each time that I ate a meal, I would be in the bathroom fifteen minutes later, vomiting its contents. My…
Corey B. King·Aug 8, 2023When Life Gives You LemonsThere are days when I awaken feeling immensely grateful. I survived two strokes, sky high blood pressure, seventeen months on dialysis…
Corey B. King·Aug 7, 2023Jamie Foxx: Let him recover, and mind your business!Comedian and actor, Jamie Foxx set off a firestorm due to an IG story where he posted about a friend who betrayed him. In common Black…