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b condoms partners with Uncle Luke

b condoms and 'Uncle Luke' partner to support safe sex

Yesha Callahan, Clutch Magazine
CLUTCH - Today, b condoms, the only black-owned condom company, announced a partnership with Luther “Uncle Luke” Campbell. Campbell is donating 5,000 Platinum XL b condoms to a Miami, Fl area non-profit organization this summer...
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A black woman doing yoga

Entrepreneur blends yoga, African dance to create new workout biz

Black Enterprise
Leslie Salmon Jones' training in wellness coaching, public speaking and personal training have enhanced her brand, making her a perfect fit for BlackEnterprise.com’s Yogapreneur feature.
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A larger African-American woman

Study: Men prefer bigger women in stressful times

FrugivoireMag.com
Apparently when men are stressed, they seem to be attracted to chubbier women, making this prime time for big girls to catch themselves a good man.
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Singer India Arie

India.Arie graces September cover of Yoga magazine

Alexis Garrett Stodghill
Recording artist India.Arie graces the cover of Yoga magazine's September 2012 music issue looking lissome and lovely. Doing a back bend while looking playfully at the camera, the neo soul artist and natural hair icon seems relaxed and at peace -- but this was not always the case.
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Doug E. Fresh and Wolf Blitzer

Doug E. Fresh uses hip-hop to promote health to youth

Ebony.com
His new program is called Hip Hop Public Health, a program that uses hip hop as a way to educate African-American and Latino children about obesity and the resulting chronic and acute diseases.
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Black women singing in church

Is the black church to blame for obesity?

FrugivoreMag.com
A study last year tracked 2,433 participants, 41 percent of which were African American, for 18 years, only to find that those who attended one religious event weekly was more at risk for becoming obese.
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Are we spending more money on unhealthy foods?

Report: We are spending more on fattening foods

Frugivore Magazine
FRUGIVORE - Seems like these days Americans are spending more money at the grocery store. The problem is the increase in spending is on all the wrong things.
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TheGrio's 100: Toni Carey and Ashley Hicks, founders of Black Girls Run!

Keosha Johnson
theGRIO's 100 - Toni Carey and Ashley Hicks are the founders of Black Girls Run!, a website that provides tips and resources for black female runners of all levels...
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