Los Angeles — Michelle Alexander, author of “The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness” recently said: “More African American men are in prison or jail, on probation or parole than were enslaved in 1850, before the Civil War began.” Also Read: Chris Brown dyes his hair again The L.A. Progressive reports: […]
Los Angeles –Last week, the troubled daughter of the already controversial duo of Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown, Bobbi Kristina Brown, announced on her Twitter page that she is in talks to launch her own reality show. Also Read: Chris Brown dyes his hair TheGrio’s writer Ronda Racha Penrice recently wrote a piece about the […]
A gallery on The Root highlights 22 of the most influential Black women in the art world. The art world is one field where many African-Americans don’t expect to see themselves in positions of power. But with names like Faith Ringgold, Elizabeth Catlett, Leslie King-Hammond, and many more leading the way, the list is definitely […]
Recently we posted a story sourced from the U.K. Daily Mail, regarding the claims of Rebecca Lanier and her family that she is indeed, 119, making her the oldest woman in the world despite the fact she wasn’t recognized by Guinness. Also Read: Why Orlando should be your next vacation destination A representative from Guinness […]
NEW YORK — Aretha Franklin proved her voice is still divine at 69 as she gave a brief but rousing performance at a swank birthday party in her honor. ALSO READ: Kim Kardashian Goes Wild Tony Bennett, Smokey Robinson, music mogul Clive Davis, Bette Midler and Gayle King were among the celebrities on hand to […]
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 […]
New York — Reports are surfacing that Katie Couric will be leaving CBS News in June and veteran newsman Scott Pelley will be replacing her on the broadcast for the evening. Partner Links: Kirstie Alley fires back at George Lopez Industry insiders are speculating that Couric will either stay at CBS or return to her […]
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 […]
I’m sick of you bleeding hearts whining about how America has a “responsibility” to other nations around the globe to ensure “justice,” “democracy,” and whatever other crappy ideological nonsense some of you nuts actually think that we really practice here. Partner Link: Kim Kardashian Goes Wild It really pisses me off when people believe that. […]
Houston — HIV prevention is one step closer as microbicide researchers have created a prevention method that women can use on their own terms. For close to 15 years, scientists have tried out different forms of microbicides. These tests have failed to stop HIV transmission. But at last summer’s International AIDS Conference, South African researchers […]
