Oprah Winfrey discusses why most Black women are single. Other experts and audience members weigh in. ...
Posted Friday, December 18th 2009 at 8:37PM
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Girl Get Your Money Straight has been a favorite for years. Financial expert and bestselling author Glinda Bridgforth tells readers how to get their credit straight once and for all. If you’re drowning in a sea of debt, then it’s time to get your fin ...
Posted Wednesday, October 14th 2009 at 4:08PM
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“Permission Slips is for every woman trying to take care of everyone around her - and nonetheless dropping the ball someplace. It's about making mistakes, and moving on. Sometimes it's about making the same mistake fifteen times in a row, but always ...
Posted Wednesday, October 14th 2009 at 4:06PM
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A business grant is essentially free money given to entrepreneurs and business owners to start and/or expand a business. A common misconception is that business grants are given away by the federal government. This is not true at all. Grants availabl ...
Posted Monday, June 29th 2009 at 3:45AM
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The critically acclaimed HBO series, “The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency,” is the type of program people want to see succeed. The seven-episode series stars Grammy award-winner Jill Scott and is built around independent female characters. It’s also f ...
Posted Friday, May 15th 2009 at 12:52PM
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Black women are three times more likely than women of other races to develop aggressive breast cancer, a U.S. study finds.
The United States has the highest rate of cancer in the world. Black women have a lower overall rate of breast cancer than w ...
Posted Thursday, March 26th 2009 at 3:14PM
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Today, Boost Mobile customers can enjoy superior value in prepaid wireless services. By switching to Boost’s $50 ‘Monthly Unlimited’ plan, savings can increase up to $695/year when compared to T-Mobile’s $99.99/month prepaid unlimited talk, text and ...
Posted Tuesday, March 17th 2009 at 1:00AM
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The Sister Soldier Project, a grass roots effort that has shipped well over 1,000 care packages totaling 5 tons of goods to Black female US troops--the Sister Soldiers--serving in the Middle East, announces the launch of its official project related ...
Posted Wednesday, March 11th 2009 at 2:46PM
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For the fourth year, MetLife is offering college students an opportunity to gain hands-on work experience through a paid internship. The MetLife and New England Financial 2009 Financial Fellowship Program will provide a unique experience for students ...
Posted Thursday, March 5th 2009 at 8:22PM
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The 10th Annual State of the Black Union, hosted by Tavis Smiley, convened in Los Angeles on Saturday, February 28th, again bringing many of the best and brightest African-American thinkers together to air their concerns for the community during an a ...
Posted Wednesday, March 4th 2009 at 12:02PM
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Born in Newark, New Jersey on April 9, 1979, Keshia Knight Pulliam entered showbiz at an early age, making TV commercials as a toddler and already landing a recurring role on Sesame Street by the age of 3. But it was on The Cosby Show that she wormed ...
Posted Wednesday, March 4th 2009 at 11:37AM
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A woman from Fort Pierce, Florida called 911 three times to report an emergency after McDonald's had run out of McNuggets, according to a police report obtained Tuesday.
Latreasa Goodman, 27, was issued a written notice to appear in court for misu ...
Posted Wednesday, March 4th 2009 at 10:55AM
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Chris Brown and Rihanna were in Miami Beach over the weekend, nearly three weeks after Brown was booked and released in Los Angeles on a felony charge of suspicion of making a criminal threat to a woman.
And though police have not named the woman ...
Posted Monday, March 2nd 2009 at 11:03AM
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Women have come to represent a substantial percentage of the scientific work force in only the last several decades. Although parity remains a distant goal, especially at science's highest levels, the number of women with doctoral degrees in academia ...
Posted Monday, March 2nd 2009 at 10:59AM
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By NNPA
As singer Aretha Franklin stood in front of soon to be sworn in U.S. President Barack Obama and dignitaries gathered during the Inauguration Ceremony, Jan. 20, the gray felt hat she wore, accented with a huge bow and outlined in Swarovski ...
Posted Friday, February 27th 2009 at 2:33PM
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By Maya Rupert
As disturbing as the picture was that was leaked of R&B singer Rihanna after allegedly being beaten by fellow R&B singer Chris Brown, sadly it has not been the thing that shocked me most about this incident.
I have been appalled ...
Posted Friday, February 27th 2009 at 2:31PM
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During the run-up to the 2008 presidential election, while I was still the resident political commentator on the Tom Joyner Morning Show, I caused quite a stir among the listeners, who are largely African-American, by insisting that we hold then Sena ...
Posted Wednesday, February 25th 2009 at 3:55AM
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On February 18, 2009, President Obama activated a $787 billion economic-stimulus package to help struggling Americans - one of the biggest economic-rescue efforts in U.S. history. He also established the White House Office of Urban Affairs "to bring ...
Posted Monday, February 23rd 2009 at 11:22AM
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Henry Louis "Skip" Gates, Jr. was born in Piedmont, West Virginia on September 16, 1950 to Henry, Sr. and Pauline Coleman. Today, he is a world-renowned scholar and educator and the Alphonse Fletcher Professor at Harvard University.
In his capacit ...
Posted Monday, February 23rd 2009 at 12:26AM
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Tyler Perry is a master at making modern morality plays which address an array of concerns of the African-American community. What makes his films feel so authentic is that his characters invariably reflect black culture in a manner which is instantl ...
Posted Friday, February 20th 2009 at 3:42PM
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Pepa is the spiciest ingredient in the legendary rap group Salt-N-Pepa, and the outspoken star of VH1’s smash-hit reality show. She’s Sandy “Denton”—she’s never at a loss for words. Now in LET’S TALK ABOUT PEP (VH1/Pocket Books; September 2008), she ...
Posted Tuesday, August 26th 2008 at 6:14PM
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The Black Woman's Journey to Health and Fitness presents it first group of women with successful weight loss and fitness result. Each Month new women will be revealed and updated. For more details, visit: www.teambeachbody.com/znck5 ...
Posted Wednesday, August 20th 2008 at 4:02PM
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Last year the NAACP held a mock funeral to bury the N-word; this year, Virtue Today Magazine is forming partnerships to not only banish the B-word, but to empower young women. Virtue Today, a refreshing new women's magazine based out of Raleigh, Nort ...
Posted Friday, July 18th 2008 at 2:02PM
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