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Condoleeza Rice Named First Black Female Masters Golf Club Member
Country clubs are still a bastion of white male power. Rand Paul, a senator from Kentucky who favors banning parts of the historic 1960′s Civil Rights legislation, celebrated of his electoral win at...
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BBC News – Nut-throwers ejected from Republican National Convention
Two attendees were ejected from Republican National Convention on Tuesday for throwing nuts at a black CNN camerawoman. The individuals told her “this is how we feed animals” as they threw the nuts,...
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Rap’s Long History of ‘Conscious’ Condescension to Women – Mychal Denzel...
Lupe Fiasco’s latest single, “Bitch Bad,” is exactly the sort of song the world has always expected Lupe Fiasco to make. When the Chicago-bred emcee debuted in 2006, he quickly became a favorite among...
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Researchers Identify New Genetic Risk Factor For Inflammation In...
African Americans have higher blood levels of a protein associated with increased heart-disease risk than European Americans, despite higher “good” HDL cholesterol and lower “bad” triglyceride levels....
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After Two Court Orders, Louisiana May Finally Get Its First Black Chief Justice
A federal district judge rejected this weekend a racially charged challenge to a Louisiana Supreme Court justice’s seniority that has threatened Justice Bernette Johnson’s path to becoming the court’s...
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Rapists, Beware: Detroit Prosecutor IDs 21 Attackers in ‘Rape Kit’ Probe
Kym Worthy has identified 21 serial rapists so far in a sweeping investigation that could have national implications. Abigail Pesta reports on the crusade to eliminate the rape-kit backlog. Print...
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Study Links Childhood Abuse to Adult-Onset Asthma in African-American Women
A new study from the Slone Epidemiology Center (SEC) at Boston University has linked childhood abuse to the adult onset of asthma in African-American women. According to the study, those who reported...
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To Trim Down, Spelman Trades Sports For Fitness
For the past decade, Spelman College, a historically black women’s school in Atlanta, has fielded NCAA teams in basketball, volleyball, soccer, softball and other sports. But when its small Division...
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CDC: African-American women less likely to get mammograms | wtsp.com
CHECK THOSE BOOBIES, SISTERS!!! The number of patients dying from breast cancer is on the decline… that’s the good news. The bad news is there’s still a large gap between black and white women in terms...
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Tennis Player Mocks Serena’s Body?
Black women’s bodies have been subjected to hateful, vile scrutiny for centuries. Sarah Bartmaan was displayed naked on European stages as “proof” of the bestial sexuality of black women, while white...
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Russel Simmons Makes Harriet Tubman into a Video Ho
Hi folks long time no write. It took a disgusting offense to black womanhood get back on my blog hustle. A few days ago I was defending Russell Simmons on twitter against the racist tatulogy of Don...
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ABWW Hater of the Day: Kenan Thompson
As a young teen it was a mark of coolness to be known as a person who was allowed to stay up long enough to watch Saturday Night Live. The original Not Ready For Primetime Players were bawdy,...
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What is a Mino Warrior?
Mino warrior of the Royal Dahomey Guard I have changed my blogging name to Mino Warrior and eventually the name will replace all the contact information connected with this blog . The Mino were the...
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Daily Kos: Black People Do Not Have the Luxury of Being Strangers: Renisha...
by chaunceydevega In the post civil rights era, the colorline is beset by many paradoxes. The United States finally elected its first black president. There is a multicultural elite class. In this same...
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Black Women and Health: Extreme Stress Causes Accelerated Biological Aging
You’ve probably heard the expression “black don’t crack,” a reference to black women’s ageless beauty. But though their skin may be smooth and wrinkle-free on the outside, black women are aging faster...
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Tales of White Feminist Fainting Couch: An Opinionated History of the Racial...
In past Black History Months, I have posted profiles of black women heroes, and figured my obligation to Carter G. Woodson was done. But the recent white feminist attacks on the growing online...
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Is ‘Strong Black Womanhood’ Killing Our Sisters?
Historically, suicide rates in the Black community were lower than Whites and other ethnic groups however, recent research has identified an increase in rates due to the tendency of the community to...
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Centric TV Rebrands To Focus On Black Women
Centric TV is partnering with Queen Latifah’s Flavor Unit Productions to be comethe premiere network for Black women. According to reports, the BET spinoff channel is rebranding itself for the new...
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Trends in African American Philanthropy
Myth: African Americans don’t give to charitable causes. Fact: African American households give 25% more of their discretionary income to philanthropic activities than Whites (Chronicle of...
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Brittney Griner Chats Book, Bullying, and Bravery
Brittany Griner talked about her new memoir, In My Skin. She is a young, beautiful 23 year old, the WNBA‘s number 1 pick–who made international news last year by being the first active WNBA player to...
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