08/22/2026
Barry Dunbar knows the value of maintenance after being injured on the job.
The former Army staff sergeant — who served as a section engineer in Fort Hood, Texas, and Afghanistan — sees his body like a machine that requires regular upkeep.
“It’s just like a car. You need to take it to the shop for maintenance,” says Dunbar, who grew up in East Liberty and now lives in Penn Hills.
“No matter your age, you should get checked out. Just because you feel good right now doesn’t mean you shouldn’t get looked at and start to make that a habit. You could have something going on you can't see.”
Dunbar was one of nearly 500 people who registered for the third annual Black Men’s Wellness Day in Pittsburgh. The free event was organized by the African American Male Wellness Agency, a wing of the National Center for Urban Solutions. The Columbus, Ohio-based organization was founded in 1993 to focus on workforce development, education, health and wellness in urban communities.
The group’s Black Men’s Wellness Day launched in Columbus in 2004 and has expanded to 23 cities nationwide this year, with a mission of reducing disparities in preventable diseases and extending life expectancies for Black men.
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