Get checked for National Women’s Health Week

CLUTCH - National Women's Health Week kicked off on Mother's Day. Folks over at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are encouraging women to get to the doctor's office...

'50 Shades of Grey': Hot novel explores submission

Arielle Loren

theGRIO REPORT - E L James' novel '50 Shades of Grey' has become a mainstream hit, in part by shining a spotlight on the world of sadomasochism, otherwise known as S&M...

Sweet Mother’s Day treats, minus the calories

Robin D. Stone

theGRIO REPORT - If the highlight of your Mother's Day is usually a three-hour brunch, consider breaking out of the brunch bind and treating yourself healthy this year...

Rev. Peterson: Women's vote one of 'greatest mistakes America made'

theGrio

In his sermon titled "How most women are building a shameless society," that went viral on YouTube back in March, he defends his position by saying "they're voting in people who are evil..."

Conyers accuses GOP of 'flat out attack on women'

theGrio

Conyers (D-Mich.) is calling the GOP's revisions to the Violence Against Women Act -- which excludes immigrants, women of color, and Native Americans -- a 'flat out attack on women'...

Black women in metro Atlanta face HIV crisis

theGrio

Atlanta is in the midst of a crisis because the rate in which African-American women in the city are being infected with HIV is now being compared to some third world countries...

Is the 'Black Women and Fat' article problematic?

Clutch Magazine

Many women's blog sites have taken issue with not only its sensationalism, but the message of the article...

Black women benefiting during weak jobs market

Zerlina Maxwell

theGRIO REPORT - Since December, black women have knocked more than 3 percentage points off of their unemployment rate, going down from 13.9 percent to 10.8 percent. That drop is the largest for any demographic group...