-
by Jenée Desmond-Harris onJune 11, 2012
Poverty and food deserts aren't to blame for our weight problems, the head of a health center says.
() Comments -
by Jenée Desmond-Harris onMay 31, 2012
This fat-acceptance advocate and blogger says that being healthy is not an obligation.
-
by Jenée Desmond-Harris onMay 25, 2012
This celebrity chef says that we have to get real about options for healthy eating in the hood.
-
May 17, 2012
We teamed up with Olympian Dominique Dawes to promote "black, fit and healthy" living.
-
by Jenée Desmond-Harris onMay 16, 2012
This environmental advocate says we should think of the outdoors as a free health club.
-
May 12, 2012
This week on The Confab: Join The Root's senior political correspondent, Cynthia Gordy, as she chats with staff writer Jenée Desmond-Harris and contributing editor Demetria L. Lucas about the political risk in Obama's same-sex-marriage announcement and the lesser-known factors behind obesity in the black community.
-
by Danielle Moodie-Mills onMay 12, 2012
Your Take: An environmental education expert advocates an old-school solution for children's health.
-
by Joshua R. Weaver onMay 11, 2012
The Root talked to 10 Washingtonians about obesity in their communities. Here's what they think.
-
by Joshua R. Weaver onMay 9, 2012
The Root Recommends: The Olympian and D.C. athletes headline The Root's first black healthy family day.
-
by Jenée Desmond-Harris onMay 9, 2012
This urban farmer and author says that growing your own food is neither "slave work" nor a passing trend.
