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Entertainment, Hot Tea

Social Media Convinced Lizzo’s ‘Body Positivity’ Movement Was a Hoax All Along, But It’s More Complicated…

The pop star has been flaunting a slimmer figure lately.

By

Candace McDuffie

Published

March 11, 2025
Culture, Health

Stop Listening to These Tired 5 Ozempic, Wegovy Myths And Save Your Health

As the Biden administration is proposing drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy be covered by Medicare and Medicaid, Black people need to stop listening to the myths.

By

Angela Johnson

Published

December 4, 2024
Opinion, Some Thoughts

Athletes Need To Stop Peddling Bad Food to Black People for a Buck

Our pro sports idols have made a big business out of keeping us unhealthy.

By

Dustin J. Seibert

Published

November 16, 2023
Culture, Health

Queen Latifah Is Working to Create a More Obesity Inclusive Healthcare Community

The Equalizer star is partnering with It’s Bigger Than Me to create better communication between doctors and patients when it comes to obesity.

By

Stephanie Holland

Published

August 30, 2023
Culture, Health

Yvette Nicole Brown’s New Video Series Is an Honest Conversations About Obesity

The Act Your Age star’s It’s Bigger Than Me video series premieres on March 8.

By

Stephanie Holland

Published

March 3, 2023
Culture, Health

As More People Use Ozempic to Lose Weight, Diabetes Patients Suffer

Ozempic’s increasing popularity as a weight loss drug spells trouble for the patients who need it most.

By

Angela Johnson

Published

February 27, 2023
Culture, Health

The Body Mass Index (BMI) Is A Flawed System

Everyone from doctors to life insurance companies use the system that was invented by a white man more than 200 years ago.

By

Angela Johnson

Published

October 14, 2022
Culture, Health

Queen Latifah Wants to Have an Honest Conversation About Obesity

The rapper, actress and Cover Girl is hitting the road on the “It’s Bigger Than Me” tour to help erase the stigma around obesity

By

Angela Johnson

Published

June 8, 2022
Culture

My Thighs Ended My Military Service

How an outdated system and discriminatory metric negatively impacted a lot of female minority service members.

By

Panama Jackson

Published

November 12, 2021
Culture, Health

She Lost 130 Pounds—During the Pandemic

While some of us were complaining of putting on the COVID-19 pounds, Brianna Oyewo was changing her lifestyle for the better.

By

Vanessa De Luca

Published

October 28, 2021