Trayvon Martin Sybrina Fulton, mother of Trayvon Martin, will run for Miami-Dade County CommissionEssence - Paula Rogo "I am proud to announce that I will run to represent District 1 on the county commission.” Sybrina Fulton, the mother of Trayvon Martin, has announced …
Ava DuVernay Ava DuVernay’s Fight to Tell the True Story of the Central Park FiveVanity Fair - By Nicole SperlingIn the four-part Netflix series When They See Us, the director acts as a conduit for the full narratives of five wrongly accused men by painfully peeling back the layers of a tale so often told wrong.
BlackGirl Black Girls Detail Harsh Consequences Of Being Seen As Older Than White Peershuffpost.com A new report details the negative consequences suffered by black women and girls when people perceive them as older than their white …
Alabama Senate Only Three Women Had a Voice in the Alabama Senate Abortion Ban Vote. I'm One of Them.Elle - As told to Rose MinutaglioAlabama Senator Linda Coleman-Madison was one of eight Democrats and only two women in leadership to vote against the state's new abortion law, which essentially outlaws all abortions, no exceptions for
Women of Color Black Women Bitter? Single?thyblackman.com - Staff (ThyBlackMan.com) Essence Magazine’s Demetria Lucas (who I consider a friend after having her on my show once) recently hit on her oft-discussed topic …
SCA Stephanie Covington Armstrong faced layered discrimination as a black woman with an eating disordersplendidtable.org Eating disorders can be hard to deal with. For people who experience them, eating disorders can take over their lives, and the pain is compounded by …
Women of Color This Woman Is Giving Black Women What They Need In WellnessRefinery29 - Danielle CadetAlthough exercising self care is incredibly important for all women, many Black women feel excluded from the wellness space — which is largely dominated by women who don't share the same cultural traumas,
Valedictorian Two Black Girls Make History At Arkansas School As Valedictorian, SalutatorianEssence - Breanna Edwards Alexis Peterson and Taykeetria Rogers are the first ever Black female valedictorian and Black female salutatorian in Junction City, Arkansas School …
African-American News #JusticeForPamelaShantayTurner Trending after 44-Year-old Shot Five Times by Police Officerblackpressusa.com - Stacy M. Brown By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Correspondent @StacyBrownMediaThe hashtag #JusticeForPamelaShantayTurner is trending.Unfortunately, the reason behind …
Women of Color Ask An OB-GYN: My Vagina Doesn't Smell Right...What Could It Be?Essence - Jasmine Grant If something seems a bit "fishy," it's important you get answers. Dr. Tosha Rogers gives us the scoop on how to approach our gynecologists about that …
Barry Jenkins Regina King On 'If Beale Street Could Talk' And The Power Of Black Women's Hairhuffpost.com - Zeba Blay Sharon stares directly into the camera, directly at us. Solemnly, she pulls a brown stocking cap over her hair, making sure her ponytail is tucked in …
Play buttonWomen of Color A new report shows how racism and bias deny black girls their childhoodsVox - P.R. LockhartIt’s long been suspected that black girls are perceived as more adult-like and less innocent than white girls in school and other environments, and a new report offers further confirmation that this is
Nigeria Nigerian Girl, Tobechukwu Philips, Breaks 125 Year Academic History In The USsaharareporters.com - siteadmin Tobechukwu Phillips a Nigerian born teenager has broken the 125 academic history of her high school in Texas, US. Phillips, who earned A's all through …
African-American NewsCelebrating ‘Dance Lady’ Ruth Beckford, teacher, actor, Katherine Dunham biographer, Oakland’s 2018 Mother of the Year, foundersfbayview.com - Brenda Payton Ruth Beckford – Photo: Gene Hazzardby Brenda PaytonRuth Beckford, the legendary dancer, choreographer and Oakland community activist, died May 8 of …
News (South Africa) First black African women conquers Everestsabreakingnews.co.za - doug.mattushek Saray Khumalo became the first African women to climb up Mount Everest on Thursday. The Zambian-born Johannesburg resident reached the summit of the …
Halle Berry“‘I Can’t Skip My Brother And My Sister.” Halle Berry Speaks To Black Journalists After Publicist Said They Didn’t Havemadamenoire.com - By Veronica Wells Given the way Black people are treated in this country, it should come as no surprise really that Black press aren’t prioritized when it comes to …
Women of Color What It's Like to Be Labeled a Rude Black Girl - VICEVICE - Kimberly LawsonA new report quotes Black women on the ways adults assumed they were sexually active at an early age and labeled them as “loud, aggressive and angry” or “having an attitude problem." Sandra Abraham, now
Women of Color Black Sisters? The Most Disrespected Person On The Planet?thyblackman.com - Staff (ThyBlackMan.com) Anyone who has sat in on one of my lectures can attest to the fact that I go to extreme lengths to involve the audience. This …
Lauren Underwood Black Mothers Are Dying At Alarming Rates. Rep. Lauren Underwood Wants Congress to Do Something About It.Elle - By Rose MinutaglioIn February 2017, U.S. Rep. Lauren Underwood's close friend, Dr. Shalon Irving, died three weeks after giving birth to a baby girl. Irving, a lieutenant commander in the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned
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West Point Largest ever class of black women graduating from West Pointthehill.com - Aris Folley The United States Military Academy at West Point will see an historic number of black women graduate from its institution this year. According to The …
Mental Health We Need To Talk About Black Women's Mental HealthHuffPost UK - Nzinga Cotton Everyone is talking about their mental health, even the Royals. But the experiences of black women and the unique issues they face are missing from …
Women of Color Miss USA Shares Her Hair Tips For Protecting Your CrownEssence - Jennifer Ford Real queens fix each other's crowns. You can’t be in the presence of a beauty queen without learning one or two of her beauty secrets. So when we sat …
Opinion Sandra Bland's sister: She died because officer saw her as 'threatening black woman,' not humanUSA TODAY - Sharon Cooper'Viral videos of black women, men and children dying at the hands of police confirm that the scales of justice are imbalanced.' Last week, new footage of my sister Sandra Bland’s traffic stop was released.
African-American News How Activists Freed 95 Black Moms From Jail This Mother's Dayglobalcitizen.org - Daniele Selby Why Global Citizens Should CareMore than 2.8 million women are jailed in the United States every year. Black women and women living in poverty are …
African-American News Not Right, But The Left’s Obsession with Race.thyblackman.com - Staff (ThyBlackMan.com) There was a time when people aspired to a world where race was an afterthought. It was always a tough slog, but we’d moved closer …
Because of Them We Can by Eunique Jonesfacebook.com This makes her the first female football player to get a full scholarship to play defense at a 4-year university.
African-American News The Black-owned online beauty supply store you should knowblackpressusa.com - Cassidy Sparks By Cassidy SparksAre you natural or in the process of transitioning but are struggling to find products for your hair? Aisha Shannon Bates, the …
TV British Presenter Fired After Posting Chimp Picture With Royal Baby TweetVariety - Stewart Clarke British broadcaster Danny Baker has been sacked by the BBC after posting a picture of a couple holding hands with a chimpanzee and the words “Royal …
