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A Taste of Power: A Black Woman's Story (Pantheon Books, 1992) is a memoir written by American prison activist, writer, and former Black Panther Party chairwoman Elaine Brown. The book follows her life from childhood up through her activism with the Black Panther Party. In the early chapters of the book, Brown recalls growing up on York Street ...
In 1977, there were height and weight restrictions (minimum 5’2”, 120 lbs) to be considered as an applicant for an Alabama prison guard. Such requirements ruled out Dianne Rawlinson, who brought forth a class action suit against the requirements under the disparate impact theory of Title VII. After Rawlinson filed her suit, Alabama passed a ...
Racial and ethnic demographics of the United States in percentage of the population. The United States census enumerated Whites and Blacks since 1790, Asians and Native Americans since 1860 (though all Native Americans in the U.S. were not enumerated until 1890), "some other race" since 1950, and "two or more races" since 2000. [2]
Correction: October 21, 2024 — An earlier version of this story misstated a CDC recommendation on healthy weight loss. The CDC says a healthy weight-loss goal for most people is 4 to 8 pounds a ...
Shortly before 1:00 am on November 2, 2013, McBride crashed her car at Bramell and Majestic on the west side of Detroit. A 911 caller reported that a woman had been speeding down the street, struck a parked car, got out of the vehicle, and then left on foot. Police initially considered the incident a low priority, so no officers were ...
On "Extreme Weight Loss," a man named David with a tragic past made the transformation of a Lifetime, and his story had a heartwarming ending. The 30-year-old started at a weight of 413 pounds ...
Fearing the Black Body is a 2019 non-fiction book by American sociologist Sabrina Strings about the history of fatphobia, which Strings argues is rooted in anti-Black racism.
A retired woman said doctors wrote off her health issues as menopause, but she was prediabetic. Tracking her blood-sugar levels helped her build healthy habits and find foods that worked for her.