According to the United States surgeon general, Black women are harming their health avoiding physical activity because they've invested considerable amounts of time and money in their hair.

Dr. Regina M. Benjamin, who is Black herself, knows the issues Black women have when it comes to "sweating out" their hair.

"Oftentimes you get women saying, 'I can't exercise today because I don't want to sweat my hair back or get my hair wet,' Benjamin said.

Dr. Rebecca Alleyne, a breast cancer surgeon... (continue reading)

Speech at Atlanta's "Living Walls" conference: Human Rights and the Public Sector
Submitted by Sofia on August 14, 2011 - 11:32am

This speech was given by Paul McLennan from Atlanta Public Sector Alliance (APSA) at Living Walls: The City Speaks.

LIVING WALLS: HUMAN RIGHTS AND THE PUBLIC SECTOR

I want to first thank Living Walls for the opportunity to engage in this dialogue. There needs to be more conversation taking place in Atlanta between artists and political activists, especially about... (continue reading)

NEED I SAY MORE. I DO AS I SAY AND I KEEP MY WORD LIKE NO OTHER I HAVE EVER KNOWN IN MY LIFETIME. I AM NOT A GROWN BOY, OR ADULT MAN IN MY SECOND CHILDHOOD. I ENJOY MY AHE AND MY LEARNED LESSON'S FOR I AM A MAN OF CONSCIOUS. I AM STEADFAST IN MY AMBITIOUS PURSUIT OF A GENUINE HARD EARNED HAPPINESS, AND I AM SUCCESSFUL IN ACCOMPLISHING ALL AND ANY GOAL'S I HAVE SET FOR MYSELF AND FUTURE. A GENUINE CLASS A ACT. A HUMAN BEING AWARE OF THE ALIEN'S AMONGST THE COMMON FOLK, AWARE OF THE GHOUL'S AND... (continue reading)