Tag Archives: Black Women

Healthy BWFO: Doing Our Part

Posted on December 7, 2007 by

By Steffini Bethea  Having spent 20 years as a wellness professional, I have come to notice some alarming disparities in the fitness and wellness habits between my own African American sisters and Caucasian women. When it comes to health concerns, our … Continue reading →

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Vickie Juanetta White: Rest in Peace

Posted on October 28, 2007 by

By Patricia Wilson-Smith  This week, I lost a sister and a friend. On Tuesday, my sister-in-law, Vickie White, died of an extremely rare disease called “Scleroderma”. Vickie was 43 years young. She was a mother of five children (three step-children, and two … Continue reading →

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Clarence Thomas -vs- Anita Hill: 16 Years Later

Posted on October 8, 2007 by

By Patricia Wilson-Smith I was still a young woman when Anita Hill was forced to make public her accusations that Justice Clarence Thomas  had sexually harassed her while she was in his employ at the US Department of Education and later at … Continue reading →

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