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African American
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African American
Multiculture A person having origins in any of the black racial groups of Africa. See Race.

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Q. Why are younger African American Women more prone to breast cancer? Though women in their forties are more prone to breast cancer, why are younger African American Women more prone to breast cancer? Is life style of black women paving way for breast cancer?

A. I cant stress enough the importance of the right diet,for young black men and women,high blood pressure,breast cancer ,diabetes mullitus..all go back to what we put in our bodys,...25yrs as a therapist i have seen more overweight black men and women,who had no clue why they have the disease that they had,as adults it is our job to teach the new generation,right and wrong,and that also starts in the kitchen.....peace...mrfoot56

Q. does anyone know of any really good salons in germany for african american hair?

A. Germany is quite big, but here (http://www.afrika-start.de/afroshop-lokal.htm
) you can find an "afro-shop" according to your location, and here (http://www.hairfinder.com/salonsgermany.htm) is a list of hair salons sorted by zip code.

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But if pushing black folk to the margins by ignoring our contributions made us second-class citizens in the past, keeping us on the margins as a way to celebrate our contributions is to continue to see black Americans as being "American" with an asterisk.
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