John Lennon and Yoko Ono had a song titled, “Woman is the N*gger of the World” in 1972. The duo expressed they were using the…
Essence editors pulled out all the stops when they chose some of the top black women in Hollywood for their Game Changers issue. Dressed all in white on the May cover are women making moves and proving that you can do things your way and still achieve your goals. Shonda Rhimes, Ava DuVernay, Debbie Allen, […]
International “Black beauty” is the backdrop of an awesome video series by un-ruly creators Abigail and Antonia Opiah titled Pretty. Their first installment spotlighted Black women in Paris and eventually…
Dr. Nia Banks joined Roland Martin on “NewsOne Now” for this week’s edition of Fit!Live!Win! to discuss the increasing numbers of Black women having plastic surgery…
Ray Rice and his wife Janay’s relationship is proof many women have low self-esteem, and have lost their sense of value. Sophia Nelson, award-winning author and journalist, is helping women find their worth in her new book “The Woman Code.” Sophia discusses key points in her book including why young black women in particular get […]
Doting mother Kim Fields, 45, poses for a snap with her two sons Sebastian Alexander, (L) and newest addition, Quincy Xavier (Credit: Twitter)(EEW Magazine) After miscarrying twice, Christian actress Kim Fields welcomed her “miracle baby” Quincy Xavier last December at age 44. For others, their miracle is facilitated by in vitro fertilization. But a new […]
Crystal Adell, CEO of Black Women Do Workout joined guest host Jeff Johnson on “NewsOne Now” for this week’s installment on Fit!Live!Win!. Adell dispels the myth that Black…
Tracy Wilson Mourning, wife of NBA hall of famer Alonzo Mourning, joined Roland Martin on “NewsOne Now” to talk about her mentoring program Honey Shine Inc. Honey Shine’s…
In the wake of the NFL domestic violence scandal, and NY Times TV critic Alessandra Stanley’s article calling Shonda Rhimes an angry Black woman, the way society views Black Women…
It should go without saying that Black women have bones that can become thin with age like any other women, but there is a widely held misconception that Black women don’t need to be concerned about osteoporosis. This myth helps to delay prevention and treatment for women who don’t believe or simply don’t know they […]
In the wake of the Michael Brown, Eric Garner, John Crawford, Ezell Ford murders by police officers, let’s not forget about the Black women who have lost…
There are currently 64,000 Black women missing in the United States. Natallie Wilson, co-founder of the Black and Missing Foundation and Avis Jones-DeWeever joined Roland…
