Posts Tagged ‘African American women’
Walmart’s Tony Waller explains how business growth is defined by diversity
As the senior director of constituent relations for Walmart, Tony Waller is recognized as one of the best relationship builders in his industry. So, it comes as no surprise that he was an attendee at the Black Enterprise Women of Power Summit, where he was seeking to make more women aware of the incredible products…
Read MorePersonal health was the catalyst for Felisha Mims to claim her power
Felisha Mims tasted the Hollywood lifestyle years ago as a makeup artist for some of the biggest names in Black Hollywood. She traveled the world doing movies, film and high fashion photo shoots but realized that lifestyle was not her destiny. Today, Mims is the CEO and founder of ERP Custom Solutions, an IT technology…
Read MoreHow plus size blogger Maui Bigelow is empowering women
Maui Bigelow is PHAT Girl Fresh. With over 180K social media followers and counting, PHAT Girl Fresh delivers hot, truthful and thought-provoking content to empower curvy, voluptuous women. Maui’s brutally honest approach is not sugarcoated; however, her message will make you fall in love and engage you in anticipation for her next post. PHAT is…
Read MoreAuthor Holly Charles talks teaching, her new novel, ‘Velvet,’ and the celebration of Black women
Since childhood, writing has always been a therapeutic outlet for Holly Charles. Whether writing music, poetry or prose, the power of language has always intrigued her and served as a way to examine parts of herself and express her innermost thoughts. After a brief career in television production, the graduate of Prairie View A&M University’s English master’s program found her…
Read MoreMichelle Howard: Navy’s first African American four star admiral
According to the White House, yesterday The U.S. Navy promoted Vice Adm. Michelle Howard to admiral, making her the first female four-star officer in the Navy’s 236 year history. Adm. Howard, who will be the first African American woman to command a Navy ship, will become deputy chief of naval operations, plans and strategy, according to a…
Read MoreStudy: Increase in young women with advanced breast cancer
Although black women are less likely than white women to get breast cancer, they still experience higher rates of breast cancer deaths. According to the CDC, breast cancer was the leading cause of cancer death for black women ages 45 to 64 years, and that the breast cancer death rate for women ages 45 to…
Read MoreChildhood Abuse Linked With This Epidemic in Black Women
Scientists have just released a damning study that suggests strongly that childhood physical and sexual abuse has a direct link to a condition that’s become a national medical emergency: obesity Researchers from Boston University said that higher levels of childhood physical or sexual abuse are associated with an increased risk for obesity among adult African American…
Read MoreGuerlain Beauty Expert Alpha Wilburn Reveals the No. 1 Beauty Mistake Black Women Make
“It is an imbalance, it’s a wrong!”
Read MoreAfrican American Women Reclaim Power and Drive to Excel
I think about Black Girls Rock and the whole concept of the power behind the music and rock ‘n’ roll and the women entertainers who are the embodiment of current day womanhood, and think about those who have provided inspiration for generations to follow. And when I do, rivulets of tears run from my eyes…
Read MoreBlack Women Urged to Marry White Men by Black Stanford Law Professor
Law professor Ralph Richard Banks is another unscrupulous, racial pimp on a rampage.
Read More‘Psychology Today’ Reports Black Women Rated Less Physically Attractive Than Other Women
For the record, I think black women are the personification of beauty, and I would never offend them when discussing their beauty. Obviously, Psychology Today did not get this memo. An article recently published in the online version of Psychology Today, written by Satoshi Kanazawa, has upset many and turned the heads of others. These…
Read MoreNew Study Shows Blacks and Women Losing in Corporate America
Research recently publishes shows that blacks and women and other minority ethnic groups have collectively lost ground in their level of representation in America’s corporate boardrooms over the past few years. The study, titled Missing Pieces: Women and Minorities on Fortune 500 Boards, found that six years after a similar census, white men still overwhelmingly…
Read MoreChildbirth-Related Deaths for Black Women Alarming
According to Dr. David R. Williams, the data that proves that African American women dying at a much higher rate during childbirth and pregnancy is not surprising. ”This pattern is not unique to childbirth,” said Williams, a professor of African and African-American studies and of sociology at Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass. ”It affects the…
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