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October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, an observance that is particularly significant for African-American women, who have a lower risk than white women of getting breast cancer but a higher risk of dying from it.

While many causes of cancer are environmental—what we inhale voluntarily (e.g., tobacco smoke) and involuntarily (hazardous chemicals), and even excessive sun exposure—what we eat or don’t eat can also play a significant role. Nothing in our diets can prevent or cure cance

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Rap artist Nicki Minaj (with microphone) performs “Trini Dem Girls” at the 2015 MTV Video Music Awards in Los Angeles, California, August 30, 2015.

The degradation of black women has long been promoted in the porn industry and dehumanizes people of color, says Carolyn West, associate professor at University of Washington.

During the second annual Coalition to End Sexual Exploitation Summit held last month, West explained that words used by the sexual entertainm