Dwight Eubanks joins Morehouse School of Medicine to push prostate screenings in Atlanta

Prostate cancer survivor Dwight Eubanks will join Morehouse School of Medicine on Sept. 26 at Mt. Ephraim Baptist Church to urge Atlanta men to get screened and know their numbers. The event aims to reduce deadly delays in a disease that hits Black men hardest, while offering free PSA tests, food, haircuts and new accessibility services.

Why it matters: - Black men face the highest prostate cancer burden in Atlanta and across the U.S., and early detection can make the disease highly survivable. - The event is designed to move screening into a trusted community setting, where men may be more likely to take action. - More access to screening, education and follow-up care could help families avoid preventable deaths from a disease that is often treatable when caught early.

What happened: - Prostate cancer survivor and Atlanta entertainment icon Dwight Eubanks is joining Morehouse School of Medicine’s Prostate Cancer Precision Prevention Program and Senior Pastor Lee C. Franklin at Mt. Ephraim Baptist Church. - The event, called Game On for Good Health, takes place Saturday, Sept. 26, 2026, from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. in Atlanta. - The location is Mt. Ephraim Baptist Church Campus Life Center, 1202 West Marietta Street NW. - The community tailgate is part of Mt. Ephraim Baptist Church’s Pastor Appreciation celebration. - The event is aimed at getting more Atlanta men screened for prostate cancer and encouraging families to act before the disease spreads.

The details: - The tailgate will offer free PSA blood tests to men age 18 and older. - No insurance is required for screening. - Free haircuts and fresh produce will also be available. - Health education and community fellowship are part of the program. - For the first time at a Georgia prostate cancer screening event, specific accessibility accommodations will be available for men who are Deaf, hard of hearing, blind or have low vision. - Interpreters and onsite assistance will help more men take part in the screening and health education experience. - MSM screened more than 2,300 men across Georgia in August, before Prostate Cancer Awareness Month began. - MSM describes itself as the first institution to provide free mobile community prostate cancer screening in Georgia.

Between the lines: - Dwight Eubanks is using his own prostate cancer experience to reach Black men who may delay care until symptoms appear. - Dr. Leanne Woods-Burnham, co-director of the Prostate Cancer Precision Prevention Program, said the goal is not just to tell men screening matters, but to remove barriers and bring trusted care into communities. - The church setting, barbershop-style services and food access are meant to lower resistance and connect health care with familiar community life. - The accessibility features signal an effort to broaden who can participate in preventive care events, not just who can show up. - Nationally, Black men are about 70% more likely to be diagnosed with prostate cancer and twice as likely to die from it as White men. - In Atlanta, one in six Black men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer in his lifetime.

What's next: - MSM will use the Sept. 26 event to continue its broader screening and follow-up care push across Georgia. - Media interviews will be available with Eubanks, Dr. Woods-Burnham and Senior Pastor Lee C. Franklin. - The screening team will be on site for demonstrations and interviews during the event. - Men and families attending the tailgate will be able to share why screening matters and what brought them to the church campus.

The bottom line: - Morehouse School of Medicine is betting that trusted messengers, free testing and easier access can move more Black men to get screened before prostate cancer becomes deadly.