Colorectal cancer, or CRC, affects African American men and women more than Caucasians, at a rate 20% higher. This is troubling when considering mortality rates among African Americans, which are 28% higher for women and 14% higher for men than whites. African Americans are also more likely to be in the later stages of the disease at the time of diagnosis. It is necessary to study and evaluate why these factors exist, as adequate screening and early diagnosis can have a serious impact on survival rates for CRC. One study attempts to find the solution through testing, however, this study discredits itself slightly along the way. In the article “Culturally Targeted Educational Intervention to Increase Colorectal Health Awareness Among African Americans,” written by Phyllis Morgan, PhD, Joshua Fogel, PhD, Indira Tyler, MS, RN, and John Jones, MD, in 2009, the CRC is valued in the African American community. The four, working with the Department of Nursing at Fayetteville State University in North Carolina, initiated a research project titled “The Fayetteville Area Inter-Faith Commitment to Colorectal Health Awareness and Cancer Reduction in African Americans,” abbreviated “The FAITH Project ”. The intent of the project was to increase knowledge of CRC and increase CRC screening among African Americans. Participating physicians delivered educational programs to churches and community organizations. The study divided 539 African American men and women, all aged 50 or older, into an intervention group and a control group. The intervention group received the 90-minute educational programs while the control group did not. To evaluate the effectiveness of the handouts, pre-test and post-test questionnaires were distributed to both groups. The study… halfway through the paper… makes the anonymous aspects of the test moot. The project has good intentions, but lacks the proper structure to make it a credible test for CRC among the African American community. If you were to do another test, you would need to clearly define the variables, eliminating and identifying them one by one. It should include a larger percentage of the population, while limiting the size of groups so that data is easily collected. The study should be anonymous, without payment to participants and with a more reliable data collection method than a simple questionnaire. The test should eliminate the faith-based aspects that influenced this project in order for it to be credible in the medical community. The need for CRC research is still great, but researchers should be aware of the credibility of their conduct.