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Today, most of black women have chemically treated hair either with a perm or some type of color. If you’re apart of the majority with chemically treated hair, then you probably have noticed that your hair texture has changed drastically after your visit to the salon, and your hair might be drier and more brittle […]
Her prayers today likely ended with the prophetic quote of Jesus, “Into your hands I commend my spirit.” Today Geraldine Ferraro lost her battle with blood cancer. She was born August 26, 1935. Most of us know her as the second woman to run for the Executive Office. Many of us had her as our […]
In a recent op-ed article that appeared on BlackVoices.Com actress Gabrielle Union came out in support of saving the ever controversial Planned Parenthood. RELATED: Chris Brown’s publicist quits What is Planned Parenthood? Planned Parenthood provides low-cost reproductive information and care, which goes into providing contraception. For women who choose to keep their babies, they offer […]
WASHINGTON DC — According to Census data from 2010, the number of Black residents in Washington DC dropped by more than 11 percent in the past decade. ALSO READ: Kim Kardashian Goes Wild With the African-American population declining at a rate of about 1 percent a year, Black residents will soon make up less than […]
This Sunday is the ninth annual Black Marriage Day, and activists in hundreds of communities around the country will gather to “strengthen and promote marriage in the black community,” which has been in sharp decline. ALSO READ: Kim Kardashian Goes Wild Alarming data from the Pew Research Center shows that 72 percent of black women […]
Data from the 2010 Census shows that the Latino population has nearly doubled in several states over the past decade, a change that could dramatically effect the political landscape in the 2012 elections. ALSO READ: Kirstie Allen Fires Back At George Lopez For Calling Her A Pig The states that are reported to have seen […]
‘Real Men Support Pink’ celeb golf tourney and Pink Diamond Ball on April 8 and 9 in Plantation, FL. On April 8th and 9th in Plantation Florida, the Woman2Woman Breast Cancer Foundation will host its 2nd Annual “Real Men Support Pink” Celebrity Golf Tournament and Pink Diamond Ball. Actor Hill Harper will host the Pink […]
Rates of obesity in children are on the rise. A new study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) found that more than 15 percent of six- to-nine-year-olds were overweight. It may not be the easiest thing to discuss with your child, but this is a conversation that must be had in order […]
(VIA CNN) The Aflac duck lost its voice Monday after the insurance giant fired the comedian behind the commercial quack for tweeting jokes about the earthquake and tsunami that has devastated Japan. The Columbus, Georgia-based company fired Gilbert Gottfried less than an hour after discovering the tweets, according to a news release from Aflac. “Gilbert’s […]
Atlanta, GA — Bishop Eddie Long told members of New Birth Missionary Baptist Church during his 11 a.m. Sunday service that he recently took a 40-percent pay cut. The economy, he said, has tightened the budgets for many churches, and the Lithonia-based megachurch is no exception. Recently, the church said it was forced to lay […]
(VIA MSNBC DOT COM) A magnitude 8.9 earthquake — the biggest in modern Japanese history — slammed the island nation’s eastern coast Friday afternoon, unleashing a 23-foot tsunami that swept boats, cars, buildings and tons of debris miles inland and prompting a “nuclear emergency.” Hours later, the tsunami reached Hawaii, with initial reports citing little […]
Oprah Winfrey has just been voted the most admired woman in America according to a poll conducted by Newsweek and their sister site The Daily Beast. Oprah, who garnered 25% of the votes, was not the only African American woman on the list. Americans also think very highly of First Lady Michelle Obama, who received […]