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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 […]
The Affordable Care Act deadline is fast approaching. NYC-based celebrities and community leaders banned together Friday to organize a #GetCovered tour through three of the city’s five boroughs, share their personal healthcare stories and spike enrollment in New York City by the March 31st deadline. The one-day tour travelled to Brooklyn, Harlem and the Bronx. […]
While the Obama administration has decided to give extra time to some Americans to sign up for health plans through the federal insurance marketplaces, the push is still on to enroll as many people as possible. In a bit of reprieve for consumers, federal officials said Wednesday that all consumers who have begun to enroll […]
For more than a year, Zaida Pugh, known as “msmuffinpranks” on social media, has been fooling New Yorkers — including journalists and viewers all over the social web — with her prank YouTube videos that have featured her posing as a pregnant woman in labor near a Brooklyn beach, a ratchet costumer twerking inside of […]
Mary Virginia Jones (pictured) stepped out of the Century Regional Detention Facility in Lynwood, Calif., on Tuesday morning after serving 32 years for a crime she did not commit, according to CBS News. Jones, now 74-years-old, had been serving a life sentence at the prison for her involvement in a murder that was actually committed by […]
Belgium newspaper De Morgen has apologized for depicting President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama as apes on their cover after coming under fire over the weekend, reports Huffington Post. SEE ALSO: Russia Retaliates Against US Sanctions [VIDEO] Obama Can’t Force Putin’s Hand On Ukraine Unilaterally And Dick Cheney Knows It De Morgen, known as a progressive […]
“This is for the little brown girls.”- Misty Copeland, Life In Motion From our place in the audience, Misty Copeland is the picture of perfection. As a soloist in the prestigious American Ballet Theatre (ABT), she is a vision en pointe, as she soars to impossible heights. But as with any success story, it takes […]
Pharrell‘s infectious hit, “Happy,” from the soundtrack of the motion picture Despicable Me 2, has the whole world dancing around like a “room without a roof” and Rep. John Lewis couldn’t help but join in the fun. RELATED: ‘I Shed Blood In Selma, The Vote Is Sacred’ [VIDEO] The 74-year-old Civil Rights icon was filmed getting his groove on […]
You and Jesus can share the wheel as you pull up for a quick faith pick-me-up at Southwest Florida’s Estero United Methodist Church‘s (EUMC) drive-thru service, the latest spiritual craze to hit the southern state, according to The Christian Post. Smiling and waving church members wearing orange safety vests are strategically placed at a certain point on nearby […]
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Ebony Wilkerson‘s (pictured) mental health and well-being of her unborn child continue to be issues of concern for her defense attorneys and psychiatrist who treated her based on testimony during her bond hearing Monday. RELATED: If Ebony Wilkerson Does Have A Mental Illness, It’s A Wake-Up Call For All African Americans According to the Orlando Sentinel, […]
In 2009, Toni Carey and Ashley Hicks created Black Girls RUN! in an effort to tackle the growing obesity epidemic in the black community and provide encouragement and resources to both new and veteran runners. The mission of Black Girls RUN! is to encourage African-American women to make fitness and healthy living a priority. Carey […]
