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Grammy-nominated Singer Angie Stone Encourages African-Americans in Birmingham to Fearlessly FACE Diabetes
Date:2/23/2009

Free community-wide event offers diabetes education, healthy food-sampling and a special performance by Angie Stone

BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Feb. 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- As Black History Month comes to a close, Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Angie Stone and the Fearless African-Americans Connected and Empowered (F.A.C.E.) Diabetes initiative, sponsored by Lilly USA, LLC, head to historic Birmingham on February 28 to help empower and inspire African-Americans with diabetes to take control of their disease.

Ms. Stone and the F.A.C.E. Diabetes initiative will host a community-wide educational event in southwest Birmingham on Saturday, February 28 from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. at the More Than Conqueror Faith Church (1327 Dennison Avenue, Birmingham, AL 35211). This free event is open to the public and will feature:

  • "Diabetes 101" educational materials and access to certified diabetes educators who can answer questions related to the day-to-day management of diabetes
  • An interactive experiential zone featuring resources from supporting community health organizations, healthy food sampling and more
  • A first-hand testimonial from Angie Stone about her personal experiences managing diabetes and a live performance of songs from her latest album

As the national spokesperson of the F.A.C.E. Diabetes initiative, Ms. Stone has been traveling to cities around the country since 2007 to raise awareness about one of the top health disparities facing African-Americans: the diabetes epidemic. Nationwide African-Americans are disproportionately affected by diabetes and African-Americans constitute 30 percent of all diagnosed diabetes cases in Alabama.(i)

For this reason, Ms. Stone joined forces with Lilly, corporate partners, various health organizations and community-based partners, in
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