Posts by Jackie Lyn Granario

African Americans are more likely to suffer from heart disease than any other group of people. Black people are disproportionately harder hit by heart disease risk factors such as high blood pressure, diabetes, and obesity. Each year more African American women die more from heart disease than breast cancer, lung cancer, and strokes combined. African…

Some would argue that the most disrespected woman in America is the black woman, and the least protected woman in America is the black woman. I can’t say that I disagree with that. Especially as I engage in research from both a practical and theoretical perspective as it relates to the treatment of Black Girls…