npr: The poll found that although black women are heavier than their white counterparts, they report having appreciably higher levels of self-esteem. Although 41 percent of average-sized or thin white women report having high self-esteem, that figure was 66 percent among black women considered by government standards to be overweight or obese. (via Black women heavier and happier with their bodies than white women, poll finds - The Washington Post) Photo credit: Marvin Joseph / Washington Post

npr:

The poll found that although black women are heavier than their white counterparts, they report having appreciably higher levels of self-esteem. Although 41 percent of average-sized or thin white women report having high self-esteem, that figure was 66 percent among black women considered by government standards to be overweight or obese. (via Black women heavier and happier with their bodies than white women, poll finds - The Washington Post)

Photo credit: Marvin Joseph / Washington Post