User:TimeshaS/sandbox

Black women
Black women is both a multi-faceted cultural identity and a powerful social construct with different meanings in different places. For some, it is those women born on the African continent; for others it includes the descendants of slaves brought from Africa to the Americas. For others, it includes women of the African diaspora or Aboriginal women in Australia. Black women have sometimes been seen in stereotypical ways, resulting in increased risk for them. But they have also been important leaders throughout human history.

Increased risk for health problems in the United States
African American women have [are at a?] greater health risks for certain diseases. Not only are they at [a higher] risk to get these diseases [than?], but also they are at a higher risk to die from them as well. According to the American Cancer Society, the death rate for all cancers for black women is 14% higher than that of white women. While the probability of being diagnosed with cancer form black women is 1 in 3, the chance of dying from cancer is 1 in 5. Cancer is not the only disease that disproportionately affects African American women. Lupus is 2-3 times more common in women of color, but more specifically the ratio of black women having lupus is 1/537 [unclear - what is the comparison?]. Black women are also at a higher chance of being overweight thus making them open to more obesity-related diseases. There is also a racial disparity when it comes to pregnancy related deaths. While there are 12.4 deaths for every 100,000 births for white women, the statistics for black women is 40.0 deaths for every 100,000 births. Peer Review: Jania Rhodes

-Contribution (1): Black women is both a multi-faceted cultural identity and a powerful social construct with different meanings in different places.

-Contribution (2): While the probability of being diagnosed with cancer form black women is 1 in 3, the chance of dying from cancer is 1 in 5.

Overall your contribution is really good! I like the fact that you used statistics to emphasize how much black women are more at risk than any other race for all types of cancers. Also liked how you defined the term "black women" because I think most people use the term loosely while not fully knowing the history and origin. One suggestion I have is that in your first section, you started out the sentence with "Black women is ...." , perhaps you should add "The term black women is ....." to the beginning of the sentence. It also appears citation is needed in the last sentence at the end of the Black Women section. I really like that you started a new "Black Women" wikipedia page because black women tend to be overlooked by society as a whole and its important that we get that recognition for everything we contribute to the lives of others.

Black women
First and foremost the term 'Black' is used world wide and has different meanings in different places.. It is used to describe those of African and Afro-diaporic descent. The term Black women is both a multi-faceted cultural identity and a powerful social construct with different meanings in different places.

Increased risk for health problems in the United States
Black women have been seen in stereotypical ways which result in increased health risks for them. Not only are they at a higher risk to contract these diseases than white women, but they also are at a higher risk to die from them as well. According to the American Cancer Society, the death rate for all cancers for black women is 14% higher than that of white women. While the probability of being diagnosed with cancer in black women is 1 in 3, the chance of dying from cancer is 1 in 5. Cancer is not the only disease that disproportionately affects African American women. Lupus is 2-3 times more common in women of color, but more specifically 1 in every 537 black women will have lupus. Black women are also at a higher chance of being overweight thus making them open to more obesity-related diseases. There is also a racial disparity when it comes to pregnancy related deaths. While there are 12.4 deaths for every 100,000 births for white women, the statistics for black women is 40.0 deaths for every 100,000 births.