It’s as much a cultural challenge as it is an individual one. African-American women appear to be unmoved by the growing obesity epidemic among their ranks, with little regard to the serious health dangers it poses. They have the highest obesity rate of any group of Americans, with four out of five black women having a [...]
Obesity Continues To Plague African-American Women
November 29, 2012 | Posted by
No population in the United States has a higher obesity rate than African American women, with four out of five defined as overweight or obese, according to a 2012 study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Their weight issues are also contributing factors in other maladies that typically plague black women more than [...]
Black Women Almost 50% More Likely to Die of Breast Cancer vs. White Women
October 29, 2012 | Posted by
African-American women may be more likely to die of breast cancer than women of other races, especially in the first few years after the diagnosis, according to new research. As to why, there are no clear answers yet, but the emphasis on vigilant care is clear for African-American women. “Black women were almost 50% more [...]
Gay Men of MIAKA Allegedly Threaten AKA With Discrimination Lawsuit For Not Allowing Them to Join
June 10, 2012 | Posted by
There may be a big lawsuit in preparation against the oldest and most renowned sorority founded for African American women. Men interested in Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, also known as MIAKAs, are threatening to file a lawsuit against Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., a sorority founded at Howard University on Jan. 15, 1908. The group [...]
