Some Black women crack media’s glass ceiling

Apr. 10 |     Josie Thomas optimistic based on her CBS experience     By Charles Hallman Staff Writer   The number of women in leadership positions virtually has not changed since 2009, says a Women’s Media Center study on females in...

Crutchfield among ‘Top 100 Newsmakers’

Feb. 20 | Minnesota doctor Charles E. Crutchfield III has been selected by “The Grio,” a division of NBC News, as one of the “Top 100 Newsmakers Making History in the United States 2013”  for Black History Month. Former honorees  include Michelle...

Unchained to portray Black slavery? Was there a politically correct way for Django Unchained to portray Black slavery?

Jan. 16 |   The start of 2013 is making it difficult to avoid one of America’s greatest sins — slavery. We’ve just marked the 150th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation, and a plethora of films, documentaries and TV specials are scheduled...

Have faith in yourself to overcome weight-loss struggles

Nov. 14 |                 “We can’t become what we need to be by remaining what we are.” — Oprah Winfrey   Companies spend literally billions of dollars a year trying to convince people to buy their...