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On Black Women. A Case of When the Researcher’s Agenda and Lazy Research Mixes and Goes Terribly Wrong. A rebuttal: “Chemical relaxers linked to high uterine fibroid risks among African-American Women? I doubt it | The Urban Scientist, Scientific American Blog Network”
Chemical relaxers linked to high uterine fibroid risks among African-American Women? I doubt it | The Urban Scientist, Scientific American Blog Network I love the rebuttal in the article linked above. Please read it. Well this is another case of what happens when the researcher’s agenda and lazy research mixes and goes terribly wrong. The authors […]
Regina King To Play 1st Black Presidential Candidate Shirley Chisholm In Biopic? | Shadow and Act
Awesome news from Shadow and Act Let’s hope it’s true: “Regina King has expressed her desire to portray the first Black New York Congresswoman and Presidential Candidate Shirley Chisholm previously. A few years ago, she mentioned it on an interview with Kam Williams and in THIS interview this past January, in which The Daily Beast […]
Happy Birthday to Nina Simone – The High Priestess of Soul
Nina Simone ~ The High Priestess of Soul Singer, Writer, Pianist, Civil Rights Activist and Mother “Jazz is not just music, it’s a way of life, it’s a way of being, a way of thinking. . . . the new inventive phrases we make up to describe things — all that to me is jazz […]
A letter to Black Men
Dear Black Men, I love you but these articles by Black Men (BM) about why Black Women (BW) are single or what BW are doing wrong have to stop. By the way, percentage wise there are more BM unmarried than BW. BM no one will take you seriously until you men confront the man-children walking among […]
Shirley Chisholm “unbought and unbossed”
“I want history to remember me not just as the first black woman to be elected to Congress, not as the first black woman to have made a bid for the presidency of the United States, but as a black woman who lived in the 20th century and dared to be herself.” ~ Shirley Chisholm […]
Happy Birthday Zora!!
Sometimes, I feel discriminated against, but it does not make me angry. It merely astonishes me. How can any deny themselves the pleasure of my company? It’s beyond me. “Zora Neale Hurston (born January 7, 1891) spent her early adulthood studying at various universities and collecting folklore from the South, the Carribean, and Latin America. […]
“Secret Weapon of Successful Entrepreneurs”
“I give the same answer to at least half of the business advice questions that I am asked. “How should I get the word out about my new service?” “What’s the best way to reach my target market?” “What conferences are worth attending?” “How much should I pay my staff?” “How do I find a […]
Melissa Harris-Perry: Confronting Stereotypes of the Black Woman
by National Radio Project Since the days of slavery, the African-American woman has been subjected to stereotypes: the mammy, the angry black female and the hyper-sexual woman. These stereotypes continue to this day and permeate thru pop culture. On this edition, author and political science professor Melissa Harris-Perry speaks about the stereotypes black women face, […]
Black Women Enlisting at Higher Rates in U.S. Military
From the New York Times Black women are enlisting in the military at far higher rates than are white or Hispanic women, and they now represent nearly a third of all the women in the armed forces, a new study by the Pew Research Center has found. The study found that of the 167,000 enlisted […]
USA Today: A richer 2012: A monthly guide to maximizing money
NEW YORK (AP) It’s time to pencil some savings into your 2012 calendar. Throughout the year, there are steps you can take to pocket extra cash, whether it’s booking airline tickets a month in advance or setting aside tax-free wages to pay for health care. In many cases, these actions can result in substantial savings […]
5 Non-Traditional Ways to Smash Those Resolutions
LaQuesha McClain, Certified Personal Trainer Email: firefitnesscoach@gmail.com Website: http://www.fire-fitness.net Blog: http://www.firefitnesscoach.wordpress.com Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/#!/FireFitCoach 5 Non-Traditional Ways to Smash Those Resolutions The new year is fast approaching, and that means resolutions. About half of American adults will make a resolution this year, and almost everyone has made one at some point in their life. Some people […]
Let’s Give the Kids a Chance at a Healthy Life
Originally posted on BurbNBougie:
I have a mentor who I have been following around for over a year now. I was with him last week when one of his clients brought in 3 unexpected guests…3 little girls. They were 5, 10, 11 years old. Instead of doing the workout that he had planned with his…
Celia Cruz la Reina de la Salsa (the queen of salsa)
“Singing is my life. It has always been my life. It will always be my life.” ~ Celia Cruz Born on October 21, 1929, “La Guarachera de Cuba”, Úrsula Hilaria Celia de la Caridad Cruz Alfonso was a Cuban singer known as the queen of salsa. Her amazing style matched her beautiful smile. Cruz never divulged the […]
Ursula Burns – Philanthropist, Business Leader, and Trailblazer
“My perspective comes in part from being a New York Black lady, in part from being an engineer. I know I’m smart and have opinions worth being heard.” Ursula Burns went from Brauch Housing Projects in NYC to CEO of Xerox Corp. Ursuala Burns was born on September 20, 1958 in New York City. She […]
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