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 […]
While comedian Patrice O’Neal is best known for his stand-up act and numerous television appearances, few realize the multiplicity of his comedic contributions. Never shy when it came to confronting controversial issues, O’Neal had knack for making the most contentious subjects something to laugh about. On November 28, 2011 O’Neal passed away from complications of a […]
Stand-up comedian Patrice O’Neal died at the age of 41 following a stroke last month. “It is with terrible sadness we must report that Patrice O’Neal has passed away this morning. Many of us have lost a close and loved friend; all of us have lost a true comic genius,” said his agent Matt Frost. […]
