Black Women

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December 16, 2011
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A black former Defense Department worker has filed a discrimination lawsuit alleging workplace harassment prompted one of…
December 12, 2011
CLUTCH - The unemployment rate for black women increased from 12.6 percent to 12.9 percent last month representing a loss…
December 8, 2011
OPINION - Tameka Raymond's recent tweets have made her the poster child for black women who fear closeted African-American men...
December 5, 2011
CLUTCH - Thandie Newton confessed that as a teen, she relied on romance novels to cope with the lack of…
September 30, 2011
OPINION - I've always wondered about the fascination with Kim Kardashian. The magazines, the blogs, the reality shows, the girl…
August 13, 2011
OPINION - The black women who were maids in the American South before the Civil Rights movement of the 1960's…
August 23, 2010
From The New York Times - Successful entrepreneur and beauty maven Lisa Price, founder of Carol's Daughter, discusses the lessons…
July 28, 2010
OPINION - The things I think should most upset people and inspire boycotts and Facebook protests, often seem to go…
July 21, 2010
Statistics show that African-American women work significantly more hours per year than other women...
June 22, 2010
Everyone in the country with access to a television, the internet or a book store has gotten the memo that…
May 17, 2010
From Ebony Magazine - When the short list of qualified Supreme Court candidates was being vetted, no one asked why…
March 29, 2010
SLIDESHOW - From caregivers and laborers to CEOs and scientists, black women have held pivotal leadership roles in building America…
March 17, 2010
From Clutch Magazine - Black women can support each other in a powerful way, or we can tear each other…
March 8, 2010
From the Huffington Post - Women of color face an enormous wealth gap when compared to the rest of society,…
March 2, 2010
From Essence Magazine - Every Black female can both protect herself from HIV and help to create an environment where…
February 22, 2010
From The NY Times - By all accounts, Ursula Burns, 51, has never been shy about speaking her mind. It's…
February 12, 2010
OPINION - The world is crawling with available men. The problem is that most of them aren't African-Americans...
February 1, 2010
CHICAGO (AP) - Like nearly one-third of American teens, Paris Woods is overweight. Her doctor worries her weight will creep…
January 25, 2010
CHICAGO (AP) - An interactive exhibit chronicling the lives of 20 black women who played roles in the struggle for…
January 19, 2010
From the NYTimes - College-educated wives are less likely to have a husband who is college-educated and in the highest…