Archive for "black women"
April 8th, 2013
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In today’s top news, the Obama administration requested $25.6 billion in its 2013 budget to spend on the drug war, Trayvon Martin’s parents have settled a wrongful-death claim and the leading cause of death in young Black men is homicide.
The Obama administration in its 2013 budget requested $25.6 billion in federal spending on the drug war. [
HuffingtonPost]
Trayvon Martin’s parents have settled a wrongful-death claim with the Florida homeowners association of the subdivision where their son was shot and killed. [
BET]
The leading cause of death in young Black men ages 15 to 24 is homicide, surpassing unintentional injuries, suicide, cancer, HIV and other diseases combined. [
NewsWise]
Margaret Thatcher, Britain’s first female prime minister, is dead at the age of 87. [Telegraph]
The National Park Service celebrated a national monument honoring Col. Charles Young, the first African-American colonel in the U.S. Army. [Lancaster Eagle]
The maternal mortality rate has jumped dramatically among Blacks in New York City from roughly 40 per 100,000 live births in the 1990s to 79 deaths last year. [
NY Daily News]
The nonprofit Union of Minority Neighborhoods has been holding public story circles across Boston for minorities who were bused out of their communities as children. [AP]
Anne Smedinghoff, a 25-year-old U.S. diplomat based in Kabul, Afghanistan, was killed by a suicide bomber. [
CNN]
Authorities found the bodies of two children buried under 20 feet of dirt at a home construction site in Stanley, North Carolina. [ABC News]
China announces the number of cases of bird flu has increased, and there is no evidence of human-to-human transmission of the virus. [
CNN]
TAGS: afghanistan, African-American men, African-American women, Anne Smedinghoff, Barack Obama, Benjamin Crump, Bird Flu, black women, bodies found, Boston, britain, budget, bused, busing, busing Boston, cancer, children found, China, Col. Charles Young, colonel, death, diseases, drug war, federal budget, florida, George Zimmerman, HIV, homeowners association, homicide, human-to-human transmission, interdiction, international efforts, Kabul, law enforcement, Margaret Thatcher, maternal mortality rate, minorities, national monument, National Park Service, New York City, nonprofit, north carolina, obama, President Barack Obama, President Obama, prime minister Margaret Thatcher, Stanley, suicide, suicide bomber, Sybrina Fulton, The National Park Service, Tracy Martin, Trayvon Martin, U.S Army, U.S. diplomat, unintentional injury, Union of Minority Neighborhoods, virus, wrongful-death, young Black males
March 8th, 2013
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In today’s top news, the African-American unemployment rate has held steady at 13.8 percent, Michael Jordan applied for a marriage license and Philadelphia officials have voted to close 23 public schools.
The national unemployment rate dropped to 7.7 percent as the jobless rate for Blacks held steady at 13.8 percent. [BET]
Philadelphia officials have voted to close 23 public schools; 10 percent of the city’s total. [NYTimes]
A college education is linked to lower divorce rates for white women, but not for Black women. [Futurity]
The late August Wilson’s plays are being brought back to life by high school students in a national monologue contest. [NPR]
Facebook showed off a new home page redesign that will include bigger pictures. [NYTimes]
Apple is looking to make iOS the operating system for cars made by other companies. [Business Insider]
Former Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez will be laid to rest today. [CNN]
Osama bin Laden’s son-in-law, Suleiman Abu Ghaith, has been brought to New York to stand trial for conspiracy to kill Americans. [Reuters]
Michael Jordan applied for a marriage license in Florida. [ESPN]
TAGS: African-American women, Apple, arts, August Wilson, Aurora, Black unemployment, black women, Broadway, college education, colorado, divorce, divorce rates, education, Facebook, federal court, florida, funeral, gun violence, high school students, Hugo Chavez, interim president, iOs, jobless rate, mark zuckerburg, marriage, marriage license, Michael Jordan, monologue, national contest, New York City, Nicolas Maduro, Osama bin Laden, philadelphia, play writer, plays, President Hugo Chavez, public schools, school closings, Shootings, social media, Sports, Suleiman Abu Ghaith, Technology, Trial, Turkey, unconstitutional, unemployment, unemployment numbers, unemployment rate, venezuela
February 28th, 2013
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In today’s top news, Black leaders are calling for Dov Hikind, New York’s “blackface” assemblyman, to resign; the disparity between Blacks’ and whites’ median income has tripled; and civil rights activists are expressing “nervousness” as the Supreme Court decides the future of the Voting Rights Act.
Black leaders are calling for the resignation of New York assemblyman Dov Hikind, who wore blackface costume to a party. [BET]
Civil rights activists are expressing nervousness as the Supreme Court rules on a key provision in the Voting Rights Act. [BET]
Pope Benedict XVI will be resigning at 2 p.m. ET today. [CNN]
Comedian Kevin Hart will make his Saturday Night Live debut this weekend. [TheGrio]
The percentage of the Black female prison population has dropped sharply compared to white female population which has risen. [
Black Voices]
The difference between the net worth of the median white and Black household has nearly tripled in 25 years. [
BET]
A fraternity at Washington University in St. Louis was suspended for an incident allegedly involving pledges singing racial slurs toward African-American students. [
ProBible]
Richard Street, an ex-Temptations singer, is dead at 70. [
AP]
In Japan, people exposed to areas contaminated by leaked radioactive material face higher cancer risks. [
Al Jazeera]
TAGS: Black income, black women, blackface, cancer, Civil Rights, Dov Hikind, fraternity, hazing, Japan, Kevin Hart, Las Vegas, New York, Pope Benedict XVI, prison population, richard street, Saturday Night Live, The Temptations, voting rights, Washington University, White income
December 21st, 2012
In today’s top news, Michelle Obama writes an open letter to Newtown, church bells in Newtown chimes 26 times in honor of the Sandy Hook shooting victims, and Fat Joe pleads guilty to tax evasion.
Michelle Obama writes an open letter to Newtown. [BET]
Church bells in Newtown chimes 26 times in honor of the Sandy Hook shooting victims. [NBCNews]
Fat Joe pleads guilty to tax evasion. [BET]
Sarah Palin bashed President Obama’s TIME Person of the Year win. [CNN]
The CDC reports that new infections of HIV among African-American women have declined. [Chicago Sun-Times]
Singer Frank Ocean is facing a $1 million lawsuit from his estranged father. [BET]
Katt Williams was detained in front of a Subway restaurant. [TMZ]
Cuba Gooding Jr., Vanessa Williams and Cicely Tyson will star in the Broadway play “The Trip to Bountiful.” [Grio]
ESPN suspends host Rob Parker for RGIII comments. [Grio]
Archbishop Desmond Tutu likens Uganda’s anti-gay laws to apartheid. [Sapa-AFP]
Humanitarian groups warn that a Mali intervention will harm civilians. [VOA]
TAGS: Africa, AIDS, apartheid, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, black women, Broadway, cdc, Cicely Tyson, Cuba Gooding Jr., ESPN, Fat Joe, Football, Frank Ocean, Katt Wiliams, Mali, Michelle Obama, Newtown, NFL, President Obama, RGIII, Sandy Hook Elementary, Sarah Palin, school shooting, South Africa, Time Magazine, Uganda, Vanessa Williams, women's health
July 10th, 2012
In today’s top news, a family friend of Usher is under investigation for the Jet Ski incident that left his stepson brain dead, Romney outspends Obama this month once again and a report reveals that 70 percent of African-American children cannot swim.
Usher’s family friend is placed under investigation for the jet-ski incident that left his stepson brain-dead. [NYDN]
A new survey shows that Black women are the most religious group in America. [BET]
Romney campaign outspends Obama by about $30 million in June. [FOX]
Comedian Steve Harvey plans to perform his final stand-up act at this year’s Hoodie Awards. [BET]
Trayvon Martin’s street memorial has been removed by the city of Sanford, but preserved in the local museum. [CNN]
The ICC sentences Congolese warlord to 14 years for recruiting and using child soldiers. [BBC]
Report: Only 30 percent of African-American children can swim, drowning at a rate three times higher than their white peers. [GRIO]
First results are due in Libya’s historic parliamentary election. [CNN]
Texas is one of several states to reject major provisions of Obama’s signature health law [REUTERS]
Egypt’s recently dissolved parliament meet in court, increasing tension with military leaders and the Supreme Court. [ALJ]
TAGS: Barack Obama, black women, child soldiers, Christianity, congo, drowning, Egypt, election 2012, Health, Health insurance, Hoodie Awards, ICC, Libya, Obamacare, President Barack Obama, religion, romney, Sanford, Steve Harvey, swimming, Texas, Trayvon Martin, Usher, Usher's stepson, Usher's wife
May 7th, 2012
In today’s top news, the last of 11 students charged in FAMU hazing case turns herself in to authorities, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder calls violence in Detroit “unacceptable” and Black women see the biggest drop in employment across all races, genders.
Last of 11 charged in FAMU hazing case turns herself in to authorities. [CNN]
U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder calls violence in Detroit “unacceptable.” [DetroitNews]
Black women see the biggest drop in employment across all races, genders. [BusinessWeek]
Colombian prostitute says her Secret Service agent clients were “stupid brutes.” [NBC]
Raven-Symoné talks to BET.com about her Broadway show, Sister Act and Whitney Houston. [BET]
Singer Chris Brown launches a toy line. [BET]
Study suggests men’s breast cancer more aggressive than women’s. [HealthDay]
Six Jamaicans are arrested in a U.S. lottery scam. [AP]
France elects Francois Hollande president. [BBC]
Four African leaders have been invited to this year’s G-8 summit to discuss food security. [CNN]
TAGS: Africa, Attorney General Eric Holder, black women, breast cancer, Broadway, Chris Brown, columbia, Detroit, economy, employment, Eric Holder, FAMU, Florida A&M University, food security, France, Francois Hollande, G-8, G-8 Summit, hazing, jamaica, michigan, prostitution, prostitution scandal, Raven-Symone, Robert Champion, Secret Service, Sister Act, U.S. Attorney General, U.S. Secret Service, unemployment, violence, Whitney Houston
February 8th, 2012
In today’s top news, Nicki Minaj is slated to debut a new song at the Grammys, Obama decides to accept super PAC donations and coroner rules Don Cornelius’s death a suicide.
Nicki Minaj to debut new song at the Grammys. [BET]
Obama decides to accept super PAC donations. [BET]
Coroner rules Don Cornelius’s death a suicide. [CNN]
Black woman becomes first “big city” fire chief. [BET]
Emergency contraception pills offered in a vending machine on Pennsylvania college campus. [AP]
Red Tails producer George Lucas to be honored at NAACP Image Awards. [BET]
Concerns grow over allowing drones over U.S. skies. [MSNBC]
World Bank says Africa losing out on billions of dollars in trade. [AFP]
Uganda’s anti-homosexuality bill is on the table again. [AFP]
Bob Marley documentary gets distribution deal. [BET]
TAGS: Africa, Barack Obama, black women, Bob Marley, documentary, Don Cornelius, drones, education, emergency contraception, gay rights, George Lucas, Grammy Awards, hip-hop, LGBT, Military, NAACP Image Awards, Nicki Minaj, Plan-B, Politics, President Obama, Red Tails, Reggae, sex education, Soul Train, suicide, super PACS, transgender, Uganda, women, women's rights, World Bank
February 3rd, 2012
In today’s top news, January’s Black unemployment numbers show signs of an economic thaw, a study finds that Southern Blacks have more opportunity and Don Cornelius’s son says his dad was ‘unhappy.’
Black unemployment finally took a dive in January. [BET]
Study finds there are greater opportunities for Blacks in the South. [BET]
Obama says Jesus would back his tax policy. [CNN]
Don Cornelius’s son says his dad was “unhappy.” [BET]
BET gets Common and Maya Angelou to sit down and discuss the N-word. [BET]
Attorney General Eric Holder denies “fast and furious” cover-up. [FOX]
Chris Rock agrees that he should pay more taxes than less wealthy Americans. [EurWeb]
Rev. Jesse Jackson is worried that the recent Obama slams could turn into violence. [BET]
Google scholarship helping minorities attend college. [BlackWeb2.0]
Study: Successful Black women see less backlash. [News-Record]
TAGS: 2012 presidential election, African-American women, Attorney General Eric Holder, Barack Obama, Black unemployment, black women, Chris Rock, Common, Don Cornelius, economy, education, election 2012, Eric Holder, gender, google, hip-hop, Jesus, Maya Angelou, n-word, Politics, President Barack Obama, President Obama, Rev. Jesse Jac, scholarship, Soul Train, South, tax, tax cuts, tax policy, unemployment
January 12th, 2012
In today’s top news, Haiti marks the somber two-year anniversary of its history-making earthquake, a lawsuit pops the top on racial discrimination at Pepsi, Co., and Jay-Z’s and Beyoncé’s new baby girl is already making history.
Haiti marks two years since a devastating earthquake shook the nation. [BET]
Pepsi shells out $3.1 million in racial bias case. [AP]
Michelle Obama says she has tried to ignore attempts to portray her as an “angry Black woman.” [Sun-Times]
President Obama took in $68 million in campaign funds at the end of 2011. [AP]
Jay-Z’s and Beyoncé’s daughter, Blue Ivy, sets a billboard record just days after birth. [WSJ]
Survey: Conflict between rich and poor is strongest in years. [AP]
J-Cole’s “Work Out” goes platinum. [BET]
Director George Lucas says he found out how hard Black Hollywood has it through making Red Tails. [BBC]
Uncle Snoop plans to intervene in Waka Flocka, Wiz Khalifa beef. [BET]
Fuel protests in Nigeria intensify as oil union workers join the fray. [Bloomberg]
TAGS: beyonce, Billboard, black women, Blue Ivy Carter, Civil Rights, discrimination, DNC, earthquake, economy, election 2012, First Lady, Fuel, George Lucas, haiti, hip-hop, Hollywood, J-Cole, jay-z, Michelle Obama, nigeria, oil, Pepsi, Politics, President Barack Obama, protest, racism, Red Tails, Snoop Dogg, Waka Flocka Flame, Wiz Khalifa, women
May 29th, 2009
Because Black women are three times as likely as their White counterparts to have a vitamin D deficiency, they have an increased risk of vaginosis, a vaginal infection bacteria, a study in the June edition of Journal Nutrition reports. It’s the higher dose of skin pigment in African Americans that prevents them from absorbing the vitamin, the report shows. Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh examined 209 pregnant White women and 260 pregnant Black women and learned that more than half of the women had low vitamin D. Women with levels of vitamin D lower than 50 nanomoles had a 26-percent increased risk of bacterial vaginosis. Those with vitamin D levels lower than 2- nanomoles had a 65-percent added risk of the infection. More than half of the Black women (52 percent) had the infection, compared with 27 percent of the White women who did. Contributing to the low levels of vitamin D are poor diets and obesity, and Black women are far more likely to meet optimum dietary recommendations for vitamin D.
TAGS: black women, lack, Vitamin D
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