African-Americans

The Votes Are In! Two African-American Gay Candidates Win on Election Day

glaadBLOG.org (Free subscription) | yesterday

Despite the setback in Maine for LGBT equality, there were wins for the majority of the 79 LGBT candidates who were running for public office around the country. Notably, two African-American candidates―Charles Pugh and Jass Stewart―were among that group of newly elected officials. Charles Pugh went from being a former FOX2 television journalist to the first [...]

• The Votes Are In! Two African-American Gay Candidates Win on Election Day - Out Gay Life

DuSable Museum of African American History: Carol L. Adams, PhD Appointed New CEO of DuSable Museum

Market Wire (Free subscription) | yesterday

CHICAGO, IL (MARKET WIRE) The Board of Trustees of the DuSable Museum of African American History has announced the appointment of Carol L. Adams, PhD as the Chief Executive Officer of the Museum. Dr. Adams will assume the leadership of the nation's first and oldest African American History Museum on Monday, November 9, 2009.

Some African-American Women May Not Receive Follow-up Breast Cancer Care

Red Orbit (Free subscription) | yesterday

African-American women may experience a delay in follow-up care for breast cancer.

African-Americans hit inordinately hard by recession

The Sixth Ward (Free subscription) | yesterday

An important story to consider, especially if many seek to keep Chatham a middle-class enclave especially for Blacks: The cold fact, however, is that this deep recession is hitting African-Americans more severely than the overall population, due largely to the staggering levels of unemployment for this segment of the population. When October unemployment data come out Friday, the nation's seasonally...

• African-Americans hit hard by recession - Chicago Tribune

First Ever {African-American or ANTI-American'} President

Boker tov, Boulder! (Free subscription) | yesterday

Is the president simply a disgrace, or a catastrophe? You decide. OBAMA'S FRIGHTENING INSENSITIVITY FOLLOWING SHOOTING President Obama didn't wait long after Tuesday's devastating elections to give critics another reason to question his leadership, but this time the subject matter was more grim than a pair of governorships. After news broke out of the shooting at the Fort Hood Army post in Texas, the...

7229: Not Lovin’ The Cultural Cluelessness.

MultiCultClassics (Free subscription) | 9 hours ago

Check out the Advertising Age report below, immediately followed by a brief MultiCultClassics perspective. Ethnic Insights Form Foundations of McDonald’s Marketing CMO Golden: ‘Start With the Ones Who Are Setting the Pace’ By Emily Bryson York PHOENIX — The marketing at McDonald’s is informed first and foremost by ethnic insights that shape the chain’s marketing...

The New Me

Mocha Momma (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago

Since the amazing Mrs. Kennedy has kicked off this is National Blog Posting Month and there are many visitors here for the first time, I thought it would be a great time to take stock of what’s going on in my life, introduce (or re-introduce) myself, and add some things to my bio that I [...]

Call Congress Now To Oppose Anti-Choice Stupak Amendment’s De Facto Abortion Ban For Poor Women

Jack and Jill Politics (Free subscription) | 9 hours ago

From Planned Parenthood: The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops met with leaders in the House of Representatives in their bid to eliminate women’s access to abortion care under health care reform. Their efforts are working. Representative Bart Stupak has introduced an amendment to the health care reform bill that will result in women losing health [...]

False Advertising With the First Lady Doll?

Jack and Jill Politics (Free subscription) | 13 hours ago

hat tip-Michelle Obama Watch For those of you who were thinking about buying the $150 Michelle Obama Doll from the Danbury Mint, think twice about it. Seems like there is some false advertising going on. From Black Doll Collecting: Friday, October 30, 2009 The Excitement Has Fizzled… …actually it fizzled a couple of days ago upon hearing disappointing reviews [...]

Bad Girl Bedroom Tips That’ll Get Him Whipped

BlogXilla.com (Free subscription) | 7 hours ago

Everyone likes making love, but ever so often there comes a time when you just wanna grab a hand full of hair and aggressively whisper in her ear. “I wanna uck the ish out of you right here, right now” OK well maybe women don’t do that, but I’m sure some women want to be [...]

A Commander-in-Chief Visits the Fort Hood Wounded

baldilocks (Free subscription) | 8 hours ago

The only thing is that it isn't the current Commander-in-Chief. FORT HOOD, Texas (AP) ― Former President George W. Bush and his wife, Laura, visited wounded soldiers and their families near the site of the worst mass shooting on an...

Rihanna – Wait Your Turn For The After Math From The Interview

BlogXilla.com (Free subscription) | 9 hours ago

The reviews are mixed from Rihanna’s interview. Personally I felt like she said things that would rip the heart out of a man in love, but my opinion isn’t important now. Mainstream America loved her interview. They felt as if it was a defining moment of power for women going through and who have been [...]

Twerk Team Ethers Superhead w/ Superior Brains

BlogXilla.com (Free subscription) | 10 hours ago

The beautiful ladies of Twerk Team are back and this time they are not dropping it like it’s hot. Instead the took the the mic booth to spit some ether at Ms. Karrine Steffans aka Super Head. Betty Butt kills it saying “they call you super head b/c your pussy wack”. If you’re wondering why [...]

For The Chicks: Chris Brown Topless & Wishing Riri Would Of Kept Her Mouth Shut

BlogXilla.com (Free subscription) | 10 hours ago

Every now and then I gotta post something for the ladies. Since Rihanna sort of threw the kid under the bus, I thought I should show him a little bit of love. Keep your head up son. Pop the hood for Chris Brown’s interview w/ Sway of MTV With all the back-and-forth drama in the media, [...]

Lil Kim Arriving for MTV EMA’s – Fab or Drab?

Clutch Magazine (Free subscription) | 10 hours ago

Lil Kim Arriving for MTV EMA's - Fab or Drab? This is a content summary only. Visit http://clutchmagonline.com for the full text version! xoxo, Clutch

Lovetropolis.com Invites African Americans to try New Black Dating Service

eprnetwork | 10/21/2009

A Bowie, Maryland online dating service owned by The Lombard Company, Inc. issued a statement today inviting African Americans to try their new Black Dating Service. Lovetropolis.com, an online dating service that was launched in February 2009, is rolling out Black Dating along with four other ethnic and religion targeted dating services.

Rep. Joe Wilson Learns manners from an African-American slave and poet from his state South Carolina

bestshill | 10/03/2009

What the rude,insolent Joe Wilson can learn from Dave, an African-American slave from the same state of South Carolina who created outstanding pottery AND poetry at a time when Black people were not allowed to learn or speak english. Using the life and work of Dave the Potter to illustrate appropriate behavior and respect. An entry in the daily blog DULL TOOL DIM BULB which often draws analogies between

U.S. Market for Multicultural Women: How African-American, Latina and Asian-American Women Are Driving Change in the American Consumer Economy, The, 2nd Edition

aarkstore | 09/12/2009

Many Americans marveled in 2009 as an African-American woman assumed the duties of First Lady and a Latina donned the robes of a Supreme Court Justice. Yet, historians likely will find that Michelle Obama and Sonia Sotomayor were not only icons for multicultural women of their own generation in the first decade of the 21st century, but also were precursors of an emerging wave of increasingly empowered...