African-Americans frequently look towards race and economic factors as our biggest challenges, but there are self-inflicted problems that are literally killing us. The recent and untimely deaths of Heavy D and Patrice O’Neal has made the health issues that arise from being overweight very hard to ignore. According to HuffPost, obesity is a “full-blown crisis […]

via New York Daily News Comedian Patrice O’Neal died Monday night after suffering a stroke in late October, his friends confirm. He was 41. The “Opie and Anthony” radio show, where O’Neal was a frequent guest, confirmed the sad news on Twitter Tuesday. “Yes it’s true that our pal Patrice O’Neal has passed away. The […]

Comedian Patrice O’Neal died Monday night after suffering a stroke in late October, his friends confirm. He was 41. The “Opie and Anthony” radio show, where O’Neal was a frequent guest, confirmed the sad news on Twitter Tuesday. “Yes it’s true that our pal Patrice O’Neal has passed away. The funniest and best thinker I’ve […]

New York comedian, Patrice O’Neal, 41, passed away today after a long battle with diabetes and suffering a stroke. Radio Talk show host Opie of the Opie & Anthony Radio Show tweeted this morning, “Yes, it’s true that our pal Patrice O’Neal has passed away. The funniest and best thinker I’ve ever known PERIOD.” The […]