Entertainment

“Real Housewives of Atlanta” star Kenya Moore called 911 after allegedly being assaulted by castmate Porsha Williams during the taping of the reunion special and TMZ has the audio to prove it. RELATED: Porsha Williams And Kenya Moore Duke It Out At ‘RHOA’ Reunion! As previously reported by NewsOne, Moore “brought sex toys to the reunion taping to taunt […]

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A 5-year-old girl from Queens, N.Y., was suddenly diagnosed with end-stage kidney failure in January and doctors say time is running out for her to get a transplant, The New York Daily News reports. Kinsey Saleh spends three long afternoons a week hooked up to a dialysis machine to stay alive. Kinsey’s mother,  Nadine Morsi, […]

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Plans to erect a chemical plant may end up destroying a Louisiana town, Mossville, founded by free slaves, Mother Jones reports. SEE ALSO: Can Weight-Loss Surgery Help “Cure” Diabetes? The project is being funded by South African chemical company SASOL and La. Governor Bobby Jindal and is projected to cost $21 billion (the state plans on […]

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When the news broke that Scottsdale, Ariz., homeless mom Shenesha Taylor was arrested last week after leaving her two young children in her SUV while she went on a job interview, the story touched countless people. One woman, Amanda Bishop was inspired to start a fund for Taylor in order to cover the costs of her bail, legal costs, and living […]

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High-intensity interval training, or HIIT, is a term used to describe workout regimes that alternates between periods of intense activity and periods of less-intense activity – or even rest. An example of such an exercise could be a sprint, followed by some jogging in place. Some experts say that HIIT is a better technique for burning fat than other workouts. […]

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A new report released Thursday found that, while black women are becoming a political and economic powerhouses, they’re still quite vulnerable in other respects. “Black Women in the United States, Progress and Challenges” examined data from the past six decades from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the Department of Education and the Department of Health and Human Services, among […]

When the news broke that Scottsdale, Ariz., homeless Mom Shenesha Taylor (pictured) had been arrested on March 27th because she left her two young children in her SUV with the doors locked and windows cracked while she went on a job interview, the story touched countless folks. Consequently, Amanda Bishop was inspired to start a […]

World

Sseko, an American fashion accessory brand is empowering the women of Uganda with employment and college education, the New York Daily News reports. SEE ALSO: Texas Man Executed For Delivery Woman Slaying Operating from the Kyebando area in Kampala, Uganda’s largest city, Sseko — per its official website — “hires high potential women in Uganda to […]

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Condoleezza Rice and Richard Sherman Take a Selfie Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and NFL star Richard Sherman were spotted together at an NCAA game in Memphis, Tenn., on Thursday rooting for their favorite team, the Stanford Cardinals. Rice, a professor at the esteemed school since 2009, and Sherman, part of the 2013 Super […]

According to the Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN), 1 out of every 6 American women, and 1 in 33 American men, have been the victim of an attempted or completed rape in their lifetimes. This amounts to about 17.7 million women and 2.78 million men in the U.S. In addition: About 75% of […]