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League of Black Women Conference to Explore Global Leadership Power -- How to Get It Now. Conference news May 7, 2012 561
Black women leaders 'approved for assertiveness at work'. Apr 30, 2012 525
Greenberg Traurig Shareholder Nikki Lewis Simon Serves as Panelist at National Coalition of 100 Black Women in Leadership Breakfast. Apr 9, 2012 375
Everything you wanted to know about your finances: but were too afraid to ask: looking at the numbers, there are financial issues that seem indicative to black women. They earn less money than men, 61 cents for every dollar. they have less net worth, one penny for every dollar of wealth owned by their male counterparts. Brown, Carolyn M. Apr 1, 2012 2344
Uterine fibroids in black women. Brief article Mar 1, 2012 235
Early-life exposures and early-onset uterine leiomyomata in black women m the sister study. D'Aloisio, Aimee A.; Baird, Donna D.; DeRoo, Lisa A.; Sandler, Dale P. Report Mar 1, 2012 7959
The Black woman's burden: images and perceptions of Black women from the White House to the academy. Hayes, Dianne Mar 1, 2012 1524
SF National Coalition of 100 Black Women in San Francisco Multicultural Weekend Call to Action. Feb 29, 2012 488
Connections for Cardiovascular HealthSM Announces Grant to Center for Black Women's Wellness. Feb 21, 2012 609
Kelly Rowland honoured at Black Women in Music bash. Feb 10, 2012 171
Black Women's Roundtable National Empowerment Tour Makes Final Stop in Georgia Before National Summit in D.C. Discussion Oct 31, 2011 756
Film & TV Stars Vivica A. Fox and Demetria McKinney Join Fire Chief Rosemary Cloud in Riverdale for Black Women's Roundtable Free Healthy, Wealthy & Wise Expo & Luncheon. Discussion Oct 21, 2011 535
Article about a woman's experiences with albinism. Brief article Oct 1, 2011 167
Herstories; leading with the lessons of the lives of black women activists. Book review Oct 1, 2011 150
Walgreens Aims to Inspire Health, Beauty and Diverse Community Business during The Black Women's Expo this Weekend at McCormick Place. Aug 5, 2011 1063
Herpes risk highest in young black women. Splete, Heidi Aug 1, 2011 536
Making my body mine. Magenya, Sheena Viewpoint essay Jul 1, 2011 1506
Black hair: accessory of pride. Itembu, Taimi Jul 1, 2011 794
Hands off! My body belongs to me! Women claiming their rights in Caprivi Region. Khaxas, Elizabeth Jul 1, 2011 1254
What would you want to be if you were the opposite sex? Brief article Jul 1, 2011 340
"The Sable Venus" and desire for the undesirable. Allen, Regulus Report Jun 22, 2011 9815
Policing black women's sexual expression: the cases of Sarah Jones and Renee Cox. Springer, Kimberly Essay Jun 22, 2011 5799
New Research: Social Security Helps Older Women, Especially Black Women and Latinas, Stay Out of Poverty. May 23, 2011 706
Study claiming Black women less attractive sparks international race row. Survey May 19, 2011 199
'Black Women 2011: New World Power'. Mar 24, 2011 525
Fighting Heart Disease Among Black Women in Brooklyn. Mar 24, 2011 670
100,000 Black Women Tested for HIV in 2010. Mar 10, 2011 523
Black Women Film Network to Honor Chip and Kim Fields, Keisha Knight Pulliam and a Host of All-Stars in Film and TV. Feb 16, 2011 688
Lincoln Partners with ESSENCE Magazine on 2nd Annual Black Women in Music Event During 2011 GRAMMY Week. Feb 11, 2011 708
Why rap songs portray black women as 'oversexed jezebels, gold diggers'. Feb 6, 2011 328
Losing my soul: it is very sad, the things happening on the African continent. Each day, we just throw away a bit of our history, culture, and traditional practices. Oh yes, we are losing it all ... our identity as Africans, our culture, our belief systems, and our traditions are all dying because we want to go the European or American way. Djanie, Akua Feb 1, 2011 1717
Black women in interracial relationships; in search of love and solace. Book review Feb 1, 2011 151
ESSENCE Black Women in Hollywood: Honoring 'Simply the Best'. Jan 31, 2011 992
ESSENCE & Sean 'Diddy' Combs Salute GRAMMY-Nominated Artist Janelle Monae at 2nd Annual ESSENCE Black Women in Music Event During 2011 GRAMMY Week. Jan 18, 2011 698
SF 100 Black Women Launch National Multicultural Call to Action & Job Training Opportunity. Jan 18, 2011 478
Learning from life: as I recently celebrated my 40th birthday, I have been reflecting on a lot of things. And I must say, at the time when certain things happen, we sometimes do not understand. But looking back at the last 17 years of my life, I have to give thanks to God for it all. Djanie, Akua Viewpoint essay Dec 1, 2010 1614
Black women's health; challenges and opportunities. Book review Dec 1, 2010 127
Efficacy of single-session HIV prevention intervention for black women, US. Brief article Nov 1, 2010 297
Black Woman. You Looking Good. Bayne, Clarence Poem Sep 22, 2010 226
Labor of love, labor of sorrow; black women, work and the family, from slavery to the present. Book review Aug 1, 2010 184
Black women's dollar. Choi, Jeannie Brief article Jul 1, 2010 200
The black woman and the beauty myth (Part 2). Djanie, Akua Column Jul 1, 2010 1543
League of Black Women Going Global With its 7th Annual Leadership Conference 'Black Women 2010 Global Ready' in Tampa, FL. Conference news Jun 11, 2010 789
A foundation laid by black women: This book is a mine of information for future works on black women's critical roles in 'uplifting the race.'. Hayes, Diana L. Book review Jun 11, 2010 705
The wealth chasm. Brown, Carolyn M. Brief article May 1, 2010 132
Ruder Finn's Travel Practice EVP Gail Moaney Named Among Top Twenty-Five Influential Black Women in Business. Mar 10, 2010 681
What's key in programs for black women. Hollander, Dore Report Mar 1, 2010 206
Repeat unintended, unwanted and seriously mistimed childbearing in the United States. Wildsmith, Elizabeth; Guzzo, Karen Benjamin; Hayford, Sarah R. Report Mar 1, 2010 8663
Racial disparities in stillbirth risk are greatest at preterm gestational ages. Rosenberg, J. Report Mar 1, 2010 661
Black women more likely to develop weakened heart muscle at childbirth. Feb 23, 2010 284
Black women undergraduates, cultural capital, and college success. Brief article Feb 1, 2010 121
The unchosen me; race, gender, and identity among black women in college. Book review Feb 1, 2010 163
Increased dairy intake cuts risk of uterine fibroids in black women. Dec 5, 2009 420
The black women's beauty. Obumselu, Chuma Letter to the editor Dec 1, 2009 107
Why are we so ... troubled? Vukayi, Stuart Dec 1, 2009 1231
Women in Black: mobilization into anti-nationalist, anti-militarist, feminist activism in Serbia. Baiocchi, Maria Lis Report Dec 1, 2009 10647
Eroticism, spirituality, and resistance in Black women's writings. Brief article Nov 1, 2009 205
Black women in new South literature and culture. Brief article Nov 1, 2009 146
Exercising just one extra hour a week is extremely beneficial in lowering women's LDL cholesterol (the unhealthy kind), especially Black women. Nov 1, 2009 164
Confinement too costly for middle-class Black women. Dodson, Angela P. Oct 29, 2009 595
The black woman and the beauty myth. Djanie, Akua Viewpoint essay Oct 1, 2009 1666
The effects of sexual assault on the identity development of Black college women. Henry, Wilma J. Report Sep 22, 2009 4523
Entrepreneurial spotlight: black women in business brainstorm. Michener, Tara Sep 1, 2009 317
Fewer highly educated black women getting married, having kids. Aug 9, 2009 370
Boycotts, buses, and passes; Black women's resistance in the U.S. South and South Africa. Book review Aug 1, 2009 151
Histories and "her stories" from the Bronx: excavating hidden hip hop narratives. LaBennett, Oneka Report Jul 1, 2009 9256
Care-sickness: Black women educators, care theory, and a hermeneutic of suspicion. Roseboro, Donyell L.; Ross, Sabrina N. Report Jun 22, 2009 10603
Lebert Joseph to the rescue: a positive trickster in Paule Marshall's Praisesong for the widow. Lavender, Isiah, III Critical essay Jun 22, 2009 7506
Black Women Elected Officials and Leaders to Convene in Chicago. Jun 8, 2009 382
Osteoporosis often present in older black women. Splete, Heidi Brief article May 15, 2009 213
Black women more affected by domestic violence. Brown, Carolyn M. Brief article May 1, 2009 151
Building a community of leaders. Lott, Annya M. Brief article May 1, 2009 191
Despite years of struggle by women's health activists against unnecessary hysterectomy, Black women still have higher hysterectomy rates than White women. May 1, 2009 148
New African Woman is born: due to popular demand, New African Woman, which has been running as a regular supplement in New African since July 2008, has this month been launched as a stand-alone 100-page quarterly magazine in both English and French, the first time ever that a magazine has been launched simultaneously in the two languages, and to cover the whole continent. Okafor, Ogo May 1, 2009 417
The social grants and black women in South Africa: a case study of Bophelong Township in Gauteng. van Driel, Maria Case study May 1, 2009 7865
Black women three times more likely to develop aggressive breast cancer. Mar 25, 2009 220
Aetna's Bongi Magubane Named to Top Black Women Executives in Business List. Mar 11, 2009 326
Ageless the best secret is your attitude. Jere-Malanda, Regina Mar 1, 2009 1727
Older black women may have osteoporosis. Splete, Heidi Mar 1, 2009 236
Black Women Say Advertisers Don't Know How to Talk to Them, According to Lattimer Communications Study. Feb 10, 2009 560
The look of love. Ndibo, Judy Amunga Feb 1, 2009 771
Black female millennial college students: dating dilemmas and identity development. Henry, Wilma J. Report Dec 22, 2008 4592
Abortion and women of color: the bigger picture. Cohen, Susan A. Dec 22, 2008 2453
Self-navigating the terrain: the absence of mentorship for Black women scholars could ultimately result in a dwindling pipeline. Anyaso, Hilary Hurd Nov 13, 2008 1524
Say no to sexual objectification full stop! It is not positive stories of black women from the past and present that need to be told. Robert Cooper asks New African Women to champion the issue of self-worth and to help stop the oversexualisation of black women. "The world should say full stop to sexually objectifying our sisters," he writes. Cooper, Robert Oct 1, 2008 1200
Radiation less likely after lumpectomy in blacks. Bullock, Lorinda Oct 1, 2008 597
Towards an Aesthetic of Transgression: Ann Allen Shockley's "Loving Her" and the Politics of Same-Gender Loving. Melancon, Trimiko C. Critical essay Sep 22, 2008 9910
The New Negro Flaneuse in Nella Larsen's "Quicksand". Scheper, Jeanne Critical essay Sep 22, 2008 12854
Women's Spiritual Geographies of the African Diaspora: Paule Marshall's "Praisesong for the Widow". Smith, Carissa Turner Critical essay Sep 22, 2008 11024
Femme Noire [Black Woman]. Senghor, Leopold Sedar Poem Sep 22, 2008 265
Clean. Miller, Denise Poem Sep 22, 2008 133
Who is an "ideal" African Woman? What is "ideal" African Beauty? Jere-Malanda, Regina Editorial Aug 1, 2008 836
In Vogue token blackness?; As the special "Black issue Vogue" hit the newsstands amid massive excitement, Khadija Sharife argues that what Italian Vogue has done "is the worst form of tokenism-an instrument used to use minorities, to catalyze controversy but not necessarily change anything". Sharife, Khadija Critical essay Aug 1, 2008 1844
Ethnic drive for success; CAMPAIGN: Push for more black women entrepeneurs. Jul 29, 2008 274
Black is beautiful, even Vogue admits. Mansa, Abena Jul 1, 2008 1633
Gender and tabloids in Southern Africa - A study by gender links. Jun 1, 2008 1159
Cereal fiber cuts black women's diabetes risk. Moon, Mary Ann May 1, 2008 292
Celebrate 25 years of promoting Black Women's Health. Mar 1, 2008 166
Adjust treatment of skin disorders in black patients. Rutledge, Barbara J. Clinical report Feb 15, 2008 748
Heide Gardner Honored by the Network Journal as One of Its '25 Influential Black Women in Business'. Feb 15, 2008 303
Guided surgery treats fibroids in black women. Tucker, Miriam E. Feb 1, 2008 298
Your LIFE: Disease 'hits black women younger' HEALTH. Jan 17, 2008 330
Pregnancy intentions and happiness among pregnant black women at high risk for adverse infant health outcomes. Blake, Susan M.; Kiely, Michele; Gard, Charlotte C.; El-Mohandes, Ayman A.E.; El-Khorazaty, M. Nabil Author abstract Dec 1, 2007 10697
Queen Latifah, unruly women, and the bodies of romantic comedy. Mizejewski, Linda Critical essay Dec 1, 2007 10631
Zambian beauties lead the way: African women are advancing rapidly in high-profile activities such as television presentation and beauty pageants ... and Zambians are in the vanguard of that advance, reports Clayton Goodwin. Goodwin, Clayton Nov 1, 2007 1175
Tribute to African women in finance. Versi, Anver Editorial Oct 1, 2007 751
Women power in African finance. Oct 1, 2007 5694
The Gwen S. Cherry Black Women Lawyers. Aug 15, 2007 145
Black women at major risk for obesity-related diseases. Bateman, Chris Jul 1, 2007 619
Chasing more than just wins: Black women coaches hope to inspire the next generation of athletes. Elfman, Lois Jun 14, 2007 683
Black women navigate ladder to the top. Brief article May 17, 2007 209
Healthier future prescribed for black women at summit; Escalating rates of diabetes, heart attacks examined at Clark. May 16, 2007 506
Life after Imus: the debate has already begun over whether hip-hop culture perpetuates the denigration of Black women. Banerji, Shilpa May 3, 2007 562
Neighborhood impacts black women's health. Aria, Donya C. Brief article May 1, 2007 114
ESSENCE Magazine Names Prudential Financial to List of 25 Great Places to Work for Black Women. Apr 10, 2007 288
ESSENCE Magazine Names Aetna to List of 25 Great Places to Work for Black Women. Mar 21, 2007 466
Black women at risk of pregnancy problems. Arias, Donya C. Brief article Mar 1, 2007 107
Support for business women. Brief article Feb 1, 2007 133
The hair dilemma: conform to mainstream expectations or emphasize racial identity. Dumas, Tracy L. Jan 1, 2007 7549
Boston tackles breast cancer among city's black women. Murdock, Russell Dec 1, 2006 594
The Gwen S. Cherry Black Women. Brief article Sep 15, 2006 282
Another World is Possible! Tibinyane, Natasha Sep 1, 2006 684
Breast cancer deaths higher for Black women. Hernandez, Daisy Jul 1, 2006 104
Street strollers: grounding the theory of black women intellectuals. Taylor, Ula Jul 1, 2006 6987
Living in a poor neighborhood is a risk factor for overdue pap screening in black women. Doskoch, P. Jun 1, 2006 952
Depression rate holds steady for Black women. Brief article May 18, 2006 274
Young black women at risk for aggressive breast tumors. Splete, Heidi May 1, 2006 341
Women's smoking patterns explored. Kirn, Timothy F. Brief article Apr 15, 2006 291
Black women more likely to smoke to reduce tension rather than weight. Kirn, Timothy F. Brief article Apr 1, 2006 267
Working hard for the money: experts cite black women putting in more hours than their counterparts. Porter, Brenda Brief Article Feb 1, 2006 311
Hardcore desire: Black women laboring in porn--is it just another job? Miller-Young, Mireille Dec 22, 2005 3344
BIBA awards. Brief Article Dec 1, 2005 203
Notes to "Poem for a Black girl". Bayne, Clarence Brief Article Sep 22, 2005 349
Keep your hand on the plow--hold on: black Baptist women in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: as I look about me today in this veiled world of mine, despite the noisier and more spectacular advance of my brothers, I instinctively feel and know that it is the five million women of my race who really count. Smoot, Pamela A. Jun 22, 2005 4536
Black Baptist women and the Birmingham Civil Rights Movement, 1956-1963: historians and journalists during and immediately after the Civil Rights Movement emphasized the role of religion in the movement. They showed how the black church and its leaders provided the charisma, finance, inspiration, spiritual nurture, and the foot soldiers that made the movement successful. Fallin, Wilson, Jr. Jun 22, 2005 3135
Black girls most likely to be obese. Brief Article Feb 1, 2005 184
Helping executive black women succeed. Brief Article Feb 1, 2005 283
Stress UI more common in white women than blacks. Brunk, Doug Brief Article Dec 1, 2004 294
A guardian of history: this archivist's job is steeped in black genealogy. Drakes, Sean Nov 1, 2004 605
A woman's rite: they call it 'something of which you should never speak', though many African countries have now explicitly outlawed the practice. Not so in the Gambia, Nikki van der Gaag discovers. van der Gaag, Nikki Nov 1, 2004 1144
What's love got to do? (& other stories of black women's sexualities)*. Mitchem, Stephanie Y. Sep 22, 2004 4912
Black women may need more oral vitamin D. Sullivan, Michele G. Sep 1, 2004 392
Looking back: Black nurses struggle for admission to professional schools. Burnette, Georgia Jul 1, 2004 5174
What is normal gestation? Hollander, Dore May 1, 2004 228
Does race figure in maternal and infant death? Mar 22, 2004 440
Racial justice and WILPF. Spears, Evelyn Mar 22, 2004 1574
LaTrice McBee. Brief Article Mar 5, 2004 98
Alopecia nearly epidemic among black women. Lohr, Elizabeth Mar 1, 2004 664
In spite of challenges by "black" and "third world" women, do mainstream feminist theories still reflect the concerns of white women? Chopra, Sherry Mar 1, 2004 4100
Black women in Uruguay: ethnic differences. Malvasio, Gabriela Jan 1, 2004 1859
Constitutional claims for gender equality in South Africa: a judicial response. Mokgoro, Yvonne Dec 22, 2003 3510
Affirmations and ambiguities: some thoughts on women and agency. Obiora, L. Amede Dec 22, 2003 2550
In a different chord: interpreting the relations among black female sexuality, agency, and the blues. Lewis, Nghana tamu Critical Essay Dec 22, 2003 6170
A man is not a plan: our special report shows why it pays for black women to master their finances. Brief Article Oct 1, 2003 321
Suspense sells: a Black-owned bookstore in Pennsylvania targets readers of mysteries, detective stories and crime fiction. (market buzz). Osborne, Gwendolyn E. Company Profile May 1, 2003 736
SA's first all-black, all-women oil company. (Business Briefs). May 1, 2003 391
Racial disparities in osteoporosis prevention in a managed care population. (Original Article). Saag, Kenneth G. May 1, 2003 5439
Black women and menopause. (FYI). Hollander, Dore Brief Article Mar 1, 2003 215
Fashion models before Naomi. (The Arts). Goodwin, Clayton Feb 1, 2003 1247
Saartjie Baartman comes home at last: "This young woman was treated as if she was something monstrous. But where in this affair is the true monstrosity?". (Feature: South Africa). Lokongo, Antoine Brief Article May 1, 2002 750
Who is, or has, the problem? If you have to teach someone that their existence is a bad, terrible thing, then who is, or has, the problem? (Not in Black or White). Orakwue, Stella Apr 1, 2002 1385
Discriminacion y fortaleza: La Mujer negra en Chambacu, corral de negros de Manuel Zapata Olivella. (Spanish Language, Literature, & Culture). Brief Article Mar 22, 2002 160
In Praise of Black Women: A magnificent tribute to black women from the ancient past to the present. (The Gallery). Brief Article Mar 1, 2002 459
Web wonders. (book bytes: SistaPower). Estrada, Sheryl Mar 1, 2002 1211
Medicare and Inequalities in Health Outcomes: The case of Breast Cancer. Decker, Sandra L.; Rapaport, Carol Jan 1, 2002 7053
Africa's Miss World: Proud of the girl! (The Gallery). Brief Article Jan 1, 2002 471
The Black Power movement in Trinidad: an exploration of gender and cultural changes and the development of a feminist consciousness. Pasley, Victoria Nov 1, 2001 10996
Another African gunned down by police. (Senegal/Germany). Lamour, Patricia Brief Article Sep 1, 2001 813
The World Conference Against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia & Related Intolerance (WCAR); what gains for African women? Mukasa, Sarah Jul 1, 2001 2403
Because I am an African woman. Jul 1, 2001 888
Body talk. (First Word). Fabius, Carine Transcript Jun 22, 2001 6010
Educating African women for change. Badri, Dr. Amna E. Jun 1, 2001 3585
Hysteria and trauma in Pauline Hopkins' 'Of One Blood, Or, the Hidden Self.'. Horvitz, Deborah Jun 22, 1999 9227
Self-delusion and self-sacrifice in Nella Larsen's 'Quicksand.' Monda, Kimberly Bibliography Mar 22, 1997 9899
Why I, a Woman of Color From India, Enjoy Teaching William Faulkner. SRIKANTH, RAJINI Jun 22, 1996 6562
Rising song of African American women. Book Review Mar 22, 1996 845
"We're rooted here and they can't pull us up": essays in African Canadian women's history. Book Review Dec 22, 1994 1154
"White Apron - Black Hands." (University of Melbourne Museum of Art, Melbourne, Australia) Green, Charles Dec 1, 1994 462
Reconstructing kin: family, history and narrative in Toni Morrison's 'Beloved.' (novel) Heller, Dana Jun 1, 1994 7226

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