Professor, political analyst and author Melissa Harris-Perry, Ph.D., will examine the personal and political effects of stereotypes on Black women when she lectures on the theme “More Than a Vote: Women’s Struggle For Full Citizenship.” Part of the Ida B. Wells-Barnett Distinguished Lecture Series, Harris-Perry will delve deeper into the issues raised in her book [...]
Professor Harris-Perry to Address Black Women’s Struggles in Spelman College Lecture
February 7, 2013 | Posted by
Black Women Now Live Longer Than White Women without HS Diploma
September 21, 2012 | Posted by
A new study on life expectancy in the United States has unearthed a rather shocking discovery: Among women without a high school diploma, black women now live longer than white women. The study, which was published last month in Health Affairs magazine, contains some generally depressing news for uneducated whites, as they are showing extreme [...]
For Black Women, Religion and Faith Are Central to Their Lives
July 8, 2012 | Posted by
Georgetown law student Melanie Habwe Dickson stood nervously outside a District courtroom, waiting for the chance to argue for her client, a domestic-abuse survivor. It was Dickson’s first time in front of a judge, and she needed something to help her relax. She pulled out her smartphone to find an inspirational verse and then remembered [...]
Black Women are the Most Religious Group in U.S.
July 8, 2012 | Posted by
Despite the sound and fury of the white male evangelical right, black women are the religious stalwarts of this nation. Period. A nationwide Washington Post and Kaiser Family Foundation survey finds that black women hold the distinction of being the most religious and religiously-influenced segment of the U.S. population. In fact, white men tended to [...]
Black Hair Salons Failing Black Women
June 25, 2012 | Posted by
Let me paint you a picture. For many of you, it is a picture that will look familiar; a picture that describes the humiliation and fury millions of black women feel on a regular basis all across America. Your hair is in need of professional attention, so you head to your favorite salon. You get [...]
Black Women Say Title IX Discriminates Against Them
June 11, 2012 | Posted by
At a gathering in Harlem last week at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, several African-American women came together for a forum during which they accused the federal Title IX law of discriminating against black women. Women of all ages and backgrounds were at the meeting, from an 88-year-old grandmother to a 21-year-old [...]
Report: Incarceration Rate for Black Women Rises At Alarming Rate
May 28, 2012 | Posted by
The incarceration rate for black women has risen by 828 percent, according to an alarming report by Amnesty international. According to the report, black women are eight times more likely to be incarcerated than white women and Latinas are four times more likely to be incarcerated than whites as well. Black women are also more [...]
Black Women Claim Racial Discrimination At Miami Nightclub
May 8, 2012 | Posted by
A group of South Florida women claim they were recently turned away from a club inside Miami Beach’s famed Fontainebleau Miami Beach hotel, and they say it’s a case of racial discrimination. Liz Lopez, Nancy Pierrot, Katuschca Jubuisson and Kat Bing claim that what they thought would be a joyful birthday celebration inside one of [...]
Alice Randall: Why Four Out Of Five Black Women Are Overweight
May 7, 2012 | Posted by
FOUR out of five black women are seriously overweight. One out of four middle-aged black women has diabetes. With $174 billion a year spent on diabetes-related illness in America and obesity quickly overtaking smoking as a cause of cancer deaths, it is past time to try something new. What we need is a body-culture revolution [...]
