Health and Fitness

Could Contraception Sabotage be Contributing to th...

Make no mistake...this is a stealth form of abuse....
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Does Lifting a Ban on Women in Combat Help with Ge...

The Pentagon wants to allow women on the front-lines of combat. But, do the ends justify the means?...
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Messages from ‘Django Unchained’: The ...

Jenn breaks it ALL THE WAY DOWN!...
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The Conspiracy to Keep You Tipping the Scales: Atk...

“Hidden sugar, preservatives and highly processed white starch are what are really causing our health epidemic in the United States.” ...
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Got a Sweet Tooth? Fish Oil: A Unlikely Alternativ...

Check out this sweet and usual way to get your Omega 3's...
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Commentary on the Crooked Room: You Mad Sapphire? ...

Ever had someone declare your anger? Without your input? Well, that's because you're an angry black woman, a Sapphire to be exact. Melissa Harris-Perr...
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Serena Williams Caricatured By a White ‘Frie...

Was Caroline Wozniacki being racist when impersonating Serena Williams? How should Williams have responded?...
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New Dissolving Female Condom Said to Prevent Pregn...

Ever since BB&W regular, Law Wanxi, wrote to me with an uncomfortable truth, that women are pretty much on their own when it comes to birth control, t...
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Black Skin Aging Looks Different, Part II–Fo...

Geesh. She could be the star of one of those "Scared Straight" shows, if they did one on the dangers of boiling you skin with baby oil for that St. Tr...
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On Fitness: It’s Your Hair, Or Your Life

It really is that simple. It took a minute, but once I stripped the issue down to its core, it became easy to cut through all my crap excuses, decide...
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The Superwoman Complex: Deepak Chopra Breaks Down ...

Innate social messaging systems tell Black women that they have to overcome, challenge, beat, and win every single thing they do. And, the Superwoman ...
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Commentary on the Crooked Room: Melissa Harris-Per...

You've heard about the "crooked room," now meet the characters posted on the walls. First up, the Jezebel....
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Up For Discussion: Is There a War on Men?

Here's the conundrum: I love what the Sexual Revolution and Women's Lib achieved *in general* but with every shift, there comes consequences. Are we r...
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Would You Give ‘Plan B’ To Your Daught...

Well, I have to admit I'm shocked at this one. The American Academy of Pediatrics is now recommending that teenagers be given prescriptions for Plan B...
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