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• Doing What It Takes

  Black Folks Getting & Staying Healthy

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  The video maker interviews diverse individuals in a Black community about wholistic medical care and diets.

• B.A.G.H.D.A.D.

  a Shift in Consciousness : Fear to Love, War to Peace

  Spencer, Michele M.

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  In 2006 Army officer Michele M. Spencer shifted from stateside "weekend warrior" and yoga teacher to full-time soldier in Baghdad's Green Zone. In her inspirational memoir she shares the spiritual principles and mind-body practices that…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Formula 50

  a 6-week Workout and Nutrition Plan That Will Transform Your Life

  50 Cent (Musician)

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  Get fit like 50 Cent- The phenomenally fit superstar rapper reveals his strategic six-week workout plan for achieving a ripped body - and developing the mental toughness to stay in shape for a lifetime. Survival is a recurring theme of 50…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Tough

  My Journey to True Power

  Crews, Terry, 1968-

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  From Brooklyn Nine-Nine star Terry Crews, the deeply personal story of his lifelong obsession with strength-and how, after looking for it in all the wrong places, he finally found it Terry Crews spent decades cultivating his bodybuilder…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Ageless Vegan

  the Secret to Living a Long and Healthy Plant-based Life

  McQuirter, Tracye Lynn,

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  Harness the healing power of plant-based foods for vibrant health and longevity Vegan lifestyle expert Tracye McQuirter teams up with her mother Mary to share their secrets for maintaining radiant health for more than 30 years (hint: it's…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Black Women at Work

  on Refusal and Recovery

  Williams, Wendi S.,

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  Details, and offers vignettes to illustrate, how patriarchy and white supremacy have restricted Black women at work, both historically and currently. Around water coolers and over glasses of wine, Black women come together and process the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Fit Citizens

  a History of Black Women's Exercise From post-Reconstruction to Postwar America

  Purkiss, Ava,

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  At the turn of the twentieth century, as African Americans struggled against white social and political oppression, Black women devised novel approaches to the fight for full citizenship. In opposition to white-led efforts to restrict…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Me I Knew I Could Be

  Phillips, Crystal

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  In 1995, Crystal Phillips was miserable, unhappily married, and suicidal.At 292 pounds, it seemed as though her life was over and that there was no way to climb out of the hopelessness.Through food, she was slowly killing herself.But the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Jump Off

  Mark Jenkins's 60 Days to a Hip-hop Hard Body

  Jenkins, Mark, 1970-

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  Mark Jenkins, premier fitness instructor to the elite of the hip-hop world, presents a fast, effective two-month workout that uses hip-hop drive to attain an unsurpassed level of fitness in record time. Mark Jenkins, celebrity fitness…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Body Language

  Sisters in Shape, Black Women's Fitness, and Feminist Identity Politics

  Lau, Kimberly J.

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  Sisters in Shape, Inc., Fitness Consultants (SIS), a Philadelphia company, promotes balance in physical, mental, and spiritual health. Its program goes beyond workouts, as it educates and motivates women to make health and fitness a…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Black America, Body Beautiful

  How the African American Image Is Changing Fashion, Fitness, and Other Industries

  Bailey, Eric J., 1958-

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  Despite all the medical and media attention focused on the rate of overweight and obesity in the African American population, African American images and body types are greatly influencing changes in the fashion, fitness, advertising,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Acts of Faith

  Daily Meditations for People of Color

  Vanzant, Iyanla,

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  For over a quarter of a century, millions have turned to bestselling author Iyanla Vanzant's Acts of Faith for insightful and deeply sensitive inspiration that recognizes and explores the unique pressures on people of color today. Each day…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Mother Wit

  365 Meditations for African-American Women

  Fosua, Abena Safiyah

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  Although the daily readings in this book can be read in a short period of time, they will provide the reader "food for thought" that will last much longer. Each devotion suggests that the reader begin with a scripture passage. Meditations…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Yoga, Meditation and Spiritual Growth for the African American Community

  If You Can Breathe You Can Do Yoga and Find Inner and Outer Peace : the Ultimate Yoga Book for Beginners and the Young at Heart

  Devi-Doolin, Daya, 1941-

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  This book provides hope and direction for a new or a renewed body, mind and spirit.The Yoga Asanas within this book will, if you practice, help you to burn calories, strengthen the body, mind and soul and offer benefits you cannot even…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Diabetes in Black America

  Public Health and Clinical Solutions to a National Crisis

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  In this comprehensive book, top experts in the filed of diabetes report on the clinical and public health perspective on the prevention, intervention and treatment of diabetes within the African-American community. With more than 30…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Black Woman's Guide to Black Men's Health

  Collier, Andrea King, 1956-

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  Studies show that black men are more likely to seek medical attention, follow a healthy diet, and take prescribed medications if there is a woman in their lives. In short, black women play a key role in keeping their men healthy. The first…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Black Man's Guide to Good Health

  Essential Advice for African-American Men and Their Families

  Reed, James, 1944-

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  The health problems specific to African-American men have rarely been discussed in their own book. The Black Man's Guide to Good Health was written for black men of all ages and their families on the serious health issues facing this…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Body & Soul

  the Black Women's Guide to Physical Health and Emotional Well-being

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  Written by black women for black women and sponsored by the National Black Women's Health Project, here is an honest, straight-from-the-heart guide reminiscent of Our Bodies, Ourselves that addresses the physical, emotional, and spiritual…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Reclaiming Our Health

  a Guide to African American Wellness

  Gourdine, Michelle A., 1962-

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  Reclaiming Our Health begins with an overview of the primary health concerns facing African Americans and explains who is at greatest risk of illness. Expanding on her career and life experiences as an African American physician, Dr.…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Blessed Health

  the African-American Woman's Guide to Physical and Spiritual Well-being

  McCloud, Melody Theresa

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  Blessed Health offers African-American women the medical information and inspirational motivation they need to achieve total health -- a healthy mind, body, and spirit. Many black women will go to church all day every Sunday but won't take…Read moreRead more of this annotation