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Posts tagged with "Black women"
Black women hit hard by chemical dependency
May. 22 | As the weather begins to improve and we plan for all the cookouts, graduations, holidays and birthday parties, one thing that will not be forgotten is the drinks. It would not be a party without them, right? Some of us cannot wait for happy...
About us
May. 12 | WHAT IS SISTER SPOKESMAN? Sister Spokesman is a monthly event designed to bring African American women of all ages together in a relaxing environment for networking…at no cost. There is music, prize giveaways, chair massages, vendors...
Abortion a threat to Black women, Black families, Black population
May. 8 | I appreciate responses from Spokesman readers regarding the truths being provided in my column. The documentation is irrefutable. I challenge anyone to disprove the content of my column by focusing on other mentions instead of Ms. Sanger....
A healthy me for a healthy you
Mar. 6 | When we speak about health, oftentimes physical health comes to mind first. Physical health is important for everyone to be attentive to. Just as equally, we need to be attentive to our mental and spiritual health as well. As Black folks, we have...
Don’t fall for the ‘deception’: Lack of Blacks on TV still a ‘scandal’
Jan. 23 | Network shows with African American female leads don’t come close to true diversity, experts say By Charles Hallman Staff Writer Meagan Good (Deception) and Kerry Washington (Scandal) are two Black women who are starring in their...
Why avoid single mothers?
Jan. 2 | Black men have no business looking down on single sistahs with chirren. Long as I’ve been Black, single moms proved a rule, not an exception. Plenty Black men have been, in fact, raised by a single Black woman, busting her hips, all on her...
Our stories and symbols can restore our authentic Black selves
Dec. 19 | Third of a three-part column This is the last in a three-part series focused on the effects that enslavement, cultural uprooting, and geographical and spiritual dispersing have had on our culture — Black culture — and the ways that we relate to...
First annual Baraza conference ‘a huge success’
Nov. 15 | Event launches movement to improve Black women’s health and wellness Part 2 — see part one in the current print edition of the MSR By Robin James Contributing Writer The October 6 Baraza Conference presentation by Dr. BraVada Garrett-Akinsanya,...
Support group offers information and understanding to Black women with breast cancer
Oct. 24 | By Vickie Evans-Nash Editor-in-Chief The African American Breast Cancer Alliance (AABCA) was started in October of 1990 by a group of women who had been affected by or diagnosed with breast cancer. This year they will celebrate 22 years...
