In “Leaving Large: The Stories of a Food Addict,” Michelle Petties reveals that she was once so obese that some insurance companies refused to cover her. A recovering “stone-cold sugar addict,” Petties gained and lost 700 pounds during her 42-year battle with obesity. Then she rewrote the endings of her food stories and dropped from a high of 260 pounds.
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If you haven’t seen Oscar winner Mo’Nique’s new indy film Blackbird, you should run, not walk, to...
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Breast cancer helped Tiffany Sanders speak up more and put herself first. “It’s taught me...
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In our recent article on comedian-actress Mo’Nique’s inspiring weight-loss journey readers got a...
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Ledisi Anibade Young is real and raw — revered as a down-to-earth sister born in New Orleans...
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African Americans are contracting the coronavirus at an alarming rate, accounting for up to 70% of deaths in some areas. Is there hope? Yes, there are things that we can do, Dr. Melissa Clark explains. Click here to read.
