Group aims to get black women running, healthy | HamptonRoads.com | PilotOnline.com: "Carey and her college friend, Ashley Hicks of New York City, laughed off the exchange and soon after, the two women started a running blog named "Black Girls RUN!"
About two years later, they started running groups, which have since grown to more than 60 all over the country.
Obesity has mushroomed into a national health crisis. The health effects are more staggering for blacks.
About 51 percent of black women 20 years old and over are obese, compared with 33 percent of white women, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta."
About two years later, they started running groups, which have since grown to more than 60 all over the country.
Obesity has mushroomed into a national health crisis. The health effects are more staggering for blacks.
About 51 percent of black women 20 years old and over are obese, compared with 33 percent of white women, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta."
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