Lt. Gen. Nadja West has amassed several milestones in her 33-year Army career. She was sworn in last week as the first Black U.S. Army Surgeon General, and owns the distinction of being the highest-ranking woman ever to graduate from the West Point military academy. Born in 1961, the Washington, D.C. native graduated from West […]
Douglasville residents were thrilled to see a change in the political makeup of their small, rural city last week when Rochelle Robinson was elected mayor, making her both the first female and the first Black politician to hold the seat,
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The rape convictions that could put a fired Oklahoma City police officer behind bars for life are vindication for some of the women he targeted, and also a reminder of how difficult it is to achieve justice in such cases. Most victims never report sexual assaults, and those who accused ex-officer […]
Douglasville’s Rochelle Robinson makes history.
Daniel Holtzclaw was found guilty on 18 of 36 charges, which ranged from rape, sexual battery and other charges.
Not to be funny, but when I was growing up everybody had edges. The focus was geared towards people trying everything under the moon to…
After decades of denying her whiteness, Rachel Dolezal has finally come clean about being a natural-born Caucasian. As previously reported, the former president of the NAACP’s Spokane chapter taped an episode of The Real, which aired on Monday. During her appearance, she launched into the reasons we’ve all heard before about identifying for decades as African […]
NEW YORK (AP) — For decades, breast cancer has been less common in black women than white women, yet killed black women at a higher rate. One of those gaps has finally closed. Unfortunately for black women, it’s the first one. A new report suggests black and white women are now being diagnosed with breast […]
Why is it harder for black women to lose weight than for white women? The answer is DEFINITELY racism- kind of. Click on the audio player to hear more on this story in this edition of The Jazzy Report on The D.L. Hughley Show. Sign Up For Our Newsletter! Listen to the “The D.L. Hughley Show” LIVE weekdays 3-7 […]
Dorothy Gilliam overcame a major barrier at The Washington Post newspaper by becoming the popular publication’s first Black female reporter. Ms. Gilliam continues to advocate for balance in journalism in her post-retirement career and is a living legend of her field. Gilliam was born November 24, 1936 in Memphis, Tenn. She discovered her love of journalism […]
Though there is no shame in her game, age does have a way of catching up with you at the darnedest times. I’m trying to read the mind of Doris Payne, the 85-year-old African American self-proclaimed international jewel thief and subject of the 2013 documentary, The Life and Crimes of Doris Payne. She was just arrested […]
It was recently announced that the "Only" rapper would executive produce a sitcom for the network based on her childhood and timeline to international stardom. DeGeneres, a friend of the artist, aired a parody on The Ellen Show this week depicting little Onika -- as well as her parents and family dog -- with large buttocks.
