Baltimore State Attorney Marilyn Mosby shows support. On Monday, St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner filed what she deemed an unprecedented federal civil rights lawsuit, accusing the city, the local police union and other parties of an orchestrated and racist conspiracy aimed at forcing her out of office. On Tuesday, a group of Black prosecutors led…
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How to Network For Women of Color Who May Not Be So Good At It
Many consultants and business “coaches” are out there peddling shortcut solutions to business success. However, just as we have known for decades that a balanced diet and regular exercise is the key to good health, there are also tried and true methods for business success. Unfortunately, there are no shortcuts or schemes that will make…
Arizona woman represents herself in court, wins $1MIL in racial and gender discrimination suit
A former Arizona Senate staffer has been awarded $1M in damages from the state of Arizona after a federal jury agreed that she was the victim of racial and sex discrimination — and then fired for speaking up about it — the Arizona Republic reported. Talonya Adams, a Black woman, was axed from her position as…
Breast cancer is the most imperative health issue Facing African American women
Breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer among black women, and an estimated 33,840 new cases are expected to be diagnosed in 2019. An estimated 6,540 deaths from breast cancer are expected to occur among black women in 2019.
White man blames autism for causing him to call police on Black women at pool
Nick Starr-Street claims being autistic gives him a binary perspective and pushed him to report a group of Black women to police, but other video has surface showing a racist pattern. An autistic man says his condition was the catalyst that caused him to repeatedly call police on several Black women relaxing at the…
Inventor Marie Van Brittan Brown: TheBlack Woman Who Invented The Survelliance System
*Marie Van Brittan Brown was born on this date in 1922. She was an African American nurse and inventor. Born Marie Van Brittan in Jamaica, Queens, New York City, in 1966 she had the idea for a home surveillance device. She applied for a patent along with her husband Albert Brown in 1966 for a…
