NEW YORK (AP) — Sixteen black West Point cadets who posed with raised fists for a pre-graduation picture that sparked debates on race and proper behavior in uniform won’t be punished for the gesture, the U.S. Military Academy said Tuesday. The decision, less than two weeks before the 16 female seniors are poised to graduate, […]
Do you suffer from adult acne? BlackDoctor.org sat down with one of the nation’s leading dermatologists to give us the lowdown on acne. Dr. Jennell…
Deya Direct has an upcoming book dedicated to helping women tap into their ‘soft power’ in relationships. Aboard this year’s Fantastic Voyage, she, along with actress Denise Boutte and Bern Nadette Stanis joined a panel to discuss how that plays out in real life. Take a look at their discussion below. Best Selling Author, Producer […]
Any time a Black woman earns a doctorate degree, its worthy of celebration. But in the case of the “Great Eight” – eight Black women set to graduate with doctorates next month – that accomplishment is also historic. Jada Phelps-Moultrie, Shannon McCullough, Johari Shuck, Nadrea Njoku, Tiffany Kyser, Jasmine Haywood, Demetrees Hutchins and Juhanna […]
For women, life after 40 can be an uncertain maze of emotional peaks and valleys – riddled with the physical changes that threaten the most…
They are referred to as ‘The Great Eight.’ That’s the collective name for eight Black women scholars who are on track to earn their Ph.D’s at Indiana University’s School Of Education. The group says that support helped them stay the course despite having such a low percentage of African-Americans in their program. Fox59.com reports: After […]
During Monday's edition of NewsOne Now, Roland Martin and his panel of guests discussed Mr. Obama's interesting comments and whether his remarks explain why he did not select a Black woman to sit on the highest court in the land.
According to the Labor Bureau of Statistics, for the first time since 1976, the number of singles is at 50.2 percent. Single people, for…
#WeSeeYou is BlackDoctor.org’s new weekly series highlighting those unsung heroes of health who are doing something incredible that needs to be shown to the world.…
Grammy Award-winning Kelly Rowland has revealed that she’ll be launching a makeup line created specifically for women of color, and she explained details about her new venture to Essence on Monday night, at an event sponsored by Claritin and the Boys & Girls Clubs of America. “My makeup artist Sheika Daley and I are actually […]
A confessed serial killer, who preyed on poor Black women in Indiana, has been hit with five new charges, reports CNN.
In honor of National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness on March 10, positive African-American women sound off.
