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Dr Boyce: “I didn’t know black people like you existed”

Dr Boyce: “I didn’t know black people like you existed”

by Dr. Boyce Watkins I saw two old friends last night (husband and wife) for the first time in six years. I knew “the Mrs” long before she…

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Prosecutors Lied About Mom Who Fled Police Having Gun

Prosecutors Lied About Mom Who Fled Police Having Gun

In a video that went viral in November of 2013, a mother stopped by police during a routine traffic stop is shown fleeing from police. If that weren’t…

Isaiah Washington Returns to Grey’s Anatomy 7 Years after being fired

By Liku Zelleke The people at “Grey’s Anatomy” have managed to surprise everyone by announcing that Isaiah Washington would be returning to the show, seven years after he…

 

 

By Nigel Boys According to a new College Board report, student scores on the Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT) for 2013 have largely remained the same for the last three years, although there is some improvement in the scores of African-American students. Only 43 percent of students in 2013, who took the SAT test met the […]

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According to a report by the Economic Policy Institute, 10.8% of African American college graduates were unemployed in comparison to an 8.7% for white graduates. The disparity found in the data points to larger issues of race, education, and social mobility in the United States. Last month the unemployment rate for African Americans (14.1%) was nearly […]

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As if the African-American demographic market isn’t already battling obesity, prostate cancer, HIV/AIDS infections, and a number of other diseases at epidemic rates, according to a new study printed in the journal titled Neurology, African-Americans may have a higher rather than lower risk of developing multiple sclerosis (MS) than Caucasians. “Our population-based study is the first […]

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Reported by Malcolm Morrow A 22-year-old Nigerian student named Emmanuel Ohuabunwa has broke the record for highest GPA in the history of John Hopkins University after graduating from the prestigious school with a 3.98 GPA on a 4.0 scale. He received a degree in Neurosciences and he plans to continue his studies at Yale Medical […]

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Will NeNe Leakes Use Stripper Moves To Her Advantage of Dancing With The Stars?

Will NeNe Leakes Use Stripper Moves To Her Advantage of Dancing With The Stars?

By Lechette Walker As NeNe Leakes prepares for her premier on “Dancing With the Stars” she contends that her exotic dancing past is going to give her an advantage. The lineup that she will have to outperform includes the Olympic ice skaters Charlie White and Meryl Davis, former child stars from The Wonder Years and […]

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Watch Beyonce break down after hearing Blue Ivy call her name in rehearsal

Watch Beyonce break down after hearing Blue Ivy call her name in rehearsal

Most people have seen images and limited video of Beyonce’s daughter Blue Ivy.  But the consensus is that she is adorable.  This rarely seen grammy rehearsal footage shows just how smart and talented the little girl is, just like her m

 

Kentucky Beauty Queen Admits ‘I am queer’

Kentucky Beauty Queen Admits ‘I am queer’

By Lechette Walker The Former Miss Kentucky, Djuan Trent, has announced that she is `Queer.’ She won the title back in 2010, and then she went on to compete for Miss America in 2011.  Trent, 27, is the first national pageant contestant to come out as a lesbian. She came out of the closet by […]

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Black Women In South Africa Protest The Trial Of Oscar Pistorius

Black Women In South Africa Protest The Trial Of Oscar Pistorius

By Dr. Sinclair Grey III Domestic violence is all too common for women in South Africa. To understand this a little more, a woman is killed every hours by her intimate partner according to a recent study by the well-respected Medical Research Council. This matter is being brought to light with the murder trial of […]

 

GOP Activist: Black Liberals Made Detroit Like Hiroshima After It Was Nuked

GOP Activist: Black Liberals Made Detroit Like Hiroshima After It Was Nuked

The Center for Neighborhood Enterprise President Robert L. Woodson, Sr. wasted no time mocking black leaders in Detroit during the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) on Thursday. “I…

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Starting a relationship is like starting a business, and black people are failing at both

Starting a relationship is like starting a business, and black people are failing at both

When I wrote my book, Financial Lovemaking, I did it because I found that there are a huge number of similarities between money and love.   So, when…

 

 

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ASK: How To Keep Motivated Until My Workout Becomes a Routine?

January 1, 2014

Krista J. Riddley

In a recent “Ask the Expert” segment with health and wellness coach Krista Riddley, Towanna Freeman presented a viewer’s question regarding motivation: “Is there any advice to keep me motivated until my workout becomes a routine?” Coach Riddley responded with the following suggestions: Have a clear vision of what you are trying to achieve. It is important to “know your … Read More »

 

“Hot Mom” Accused of “Fat Shaming” Now Has a Movement

“Hot Mom” Accused of “Fat Shaming” Now Has a MovementBy Nomalanga Mhlauli-Moses I believe that every woman has an ongoing love-hate relationship with her body. Sometimes we, women,  love, appreciate and nurture our bodies and at times we criticize,…

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Vanessa Williams: There is Bias In Hollywood Even When You’re Light Skinned

Vanessa Williams: There is Bias In Hollywood Even When You’re Light SkinnedBy: Krystle Crossman Actress and singer Vanessa Williams is no stranger to great roles. She has been on Desperate Housewives, Ugly Betty, 666 Park Avenue, and multiple Broadway shows. She…

New Online Community for ‘Fierce’ Black Women Interview with Yanick Rice Lamb

January 16, 2014

YANICK Rice Lamb

Towanna Freeman interviewed journalist, educator, and entrepreneur Yanick Rice Lamb, publisher of a new website, FierceForBlackWomen.com. Ms. Rice Lamb and site co-founder Sheree Crute created Fierce to bring the stories and interests of busy, vibrant, and influential Black women into the limelight, and offer advice and resources to help Black women 35 and over remain healthy, happy, and fulfilled. Highlights … Read More »

 

 

10 Things You May Not Know about the Amazing Angela Davis

10 Things You May Not Know about the Amazing Angela Davis

Angela Davis Angela Davis was born on January 26, 1944, in Birmingham, Alabama. Davis is best known as a radical African-American educator and activist for civil rights and other social issues. She knew about racial prejudice from her experiences with discrimination growing up in Alabama. As a teenager, Davis organized interracial study groups, which were […]

 
Woman Dumped by Boyfriend After He Won $338 Million Drops Lawsuit

Woman Dumped by Boyfriend After He Won $338 Million Drops Lawsuit

A New Jersey woman is dropping her lawsuit against an ex-boyfriend of 10 years who won $338 million in the Powerball lottery then dumped her. Inez Sanchez, ex-girlfriend of lottery winner Pedro Quezada, officially dropped her lawsuit in state Superior Court on Friday. Even though the two were never married, they had a child together, […]

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Kentucky Beauty Queen Admits 'I am queer'

Kentucky Beauty Queen Admits ‘I am queer’

By Lechette Walker The Former Miss Kentucky, Djuan Trent, has announced that she is `Queer.’ She won the title back in 2010, and then she went on to compete for Miss America in 2011.  Trent, 27, is the first national pageant contestant to come out as a lesbian. She came out of the closet by […]

By Tiara Kj Williams Investing is a relatively new concept to the black community. Many people in our community are miseducated on the value of investing and putting their monies into stock that will ultimately…

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By Tiara Kj Williams Thanks to many entertainers, the black millionaire has gotten a really bad reputation. If we were to believe what the media says about the black millionaire, we may be bamboozled into…

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The 10 Best Ways To Lose Your Money, Part 2

February 21, 2014 | 0 Comments

by Afiya J. Watkins Michelle Singletary is an award-winning author who offers her financial expertise in various publications. In this YouTube video, “Michelle’s Top 10 Money Drains, Part 2” from ABC’s The Revolution, she discusses…

 

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Black Scholars Explain that Black People Should Stop Telling the Lie of White Supremacy

Black Scholars Explain that Black People Should Stop Telling the Lie of White SupremacyWe know that black people are great, but how great are we choosing to be?  The panelists for New Paradigm New York explain that our greatness goes as far as we choose to take it.     The first stop of the New Paradigm tour was Chicago with Minister Louis Farrakhan.  The second stop was […]

Prof. Belinda Wallace Speaks with Dr. Boyce Watkins and asks:  How far have we TRULY come since Slavery?

Are Black People Truly Free?  Prof. Belinda Wallace Speaks with Dr. Boyce WatkinsProfessor Belinda Wallace at The University of New Mexico asks whether black people are truly free.  We signed the Emancipation Proclamation, but most of us don’t feel that we’ve gotten the freedom we deserve.  You can listen to the conversation here.

 

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Dr. Boyce: It’s Time for Black Scholars to Escape the Academic Plantation

Dr. Boyce:  It’s Time for Black Scholars to Escape the Academic Plantation

by Dr. Boyce Watkins –  Scholarship in Action When I first thought about getting a PhD in Business, I found out about  the PhD Project.  This ground-breaking initiative had the…

 

 

Oscar Voters Admit They Didn’t Watch “12 Years A Slave”

Oscar Voters Admit They Didn’t Watch “12 Years A Slave”By Barry Burch Jr. Whoever said you needed to watch a movie to determine whether to award it an Oscar or not? One rumor that stayed around for the days leading up to the 86th annual Academy Awards was that some Oscar voters did not want to watch “12 Years a Slave.”  Surprisingly for some and […]

Why don’t black men go to the doctor?

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TUESDAY, Feb. 1 (HealthDay News) — Many black men may not visit their doctor because they find the interaction stressful and don’t feel physicians give them enough useful information on how to make recommended lifestyle changes, new research suggests. The findings stem from a series of focus groups with black American men regarding their medical […]

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Rev. Jeremiah Wright’s daughter convicted of money laundering

Rev. Jeremiah Wright’s daughter convicted of money laundering

Jeri Wright, the daughter of Rev. Jeremiah Wright, has been convicted of laundering thousands of dollars.  According to authorities, the money came from a $1.25 million dollar state…

 

Heart Disease and Black Women: The Silent Killer that Speaks Volumes

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One woman dies every minute from heart disease, a little know fact that is overshadowed by other high profile diseases for women. Heart disease, once considered a “man’s disease”, is a cause of great concern for women.  It is called a “silent killer” because it often has no symptoms or presents pain that is barely […]

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Why are black men negatively affected by prostate cancer more than white men?

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By Durado Brooks, MD, MPH When the US Preventive Services Taskforce (USPSTF) made their startling recommendation against screening for prostate cancer last year there was a widespread outcry from prostate cancer doctors and patients. Resistance was especially strong among black prostate cancer survivors and the doctors who care for them, arguing that the scientific studies […]

 

If An Inmate Has A Low IQ, Should They Still Be Executed?

If An Inmate Has A Low IQ, Should They Still Be Executed?by Afiya J. Watkins There has been a lot of discussion in recent years about the threshold for what is considered mentally competency and how it is gauged. This has been a controversial subject especially as it relates to criminal cases. In Florida a person can be sent to death row for their crimes, but […]

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Patricia J. Jaye: Project Prevention, Purchasing Wombs In America And Abroad

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Man Speaks Out Against Prison Sentence Right As He Is About To Be Executed

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Darrell Issa’s Blatant Disrespect Of Elijah Cummings May Cost Him His Position

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By Andrew Scot Bolsinger After three years of watching California Republican Darrell Issa wield his bully pulpit as chair of the House Oversight Committee against the Obama administration, Rep. Elijiah Cummings, D-Maryland, had enough. As ranking member of the committee, the Maryland Congressman wields a certain amount of influence of his own. This week he […]

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Poor Families Benefit From Obama’s $3.9 Trillion Proposed BudgetBy Lechette Walker The budget that President Obama released would help poor families and college students at a cost of $3.9 Trillion dollars. This roadmap shows the intentions of President Obama for the upcoming year. According to reports, the budget that President Obama proposed will be dead on the arrival at the Republican controlled House. […]

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Black Pilot Who Trained Tuskegee Airmen Gets Postal Stamp  By Andrew Scot Bolsinger A collectible stamp honoring the Tuskegee Airman will go on sale by the United States Postal Service on March 13, according to a report in The Grio on Wednesday. The stamp will be officially unveiled on the date of its release at Bryn Mawr College in Pennsylvania as part of […]

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