Black Women

Mar 28 2013

They meet Washington representatives

WASHINGTON, D.C.—More than 300 Black women from 10 states convened at the U.S. Capitol recently to urge representatives to pass policies and programs that empower Black and underserved families, especially single mothers and the working poor. Issues the women addressed as they visited the offices of their congressional leaders included: public education, gun violence and the creation of jobs with livable wages.

Cynthia E. Griffin-  |   OW Managing Editor
Mar 28 2013

One woman has a chance to fill San Fernando Valley seat

As the May 21 L.A. city runoff elections draw nearer, there is a troubling anomaly that may be shaping up—the almost total absence of women in elected positions in municipal government. Add to that the total elimination of Black women in elected office.

At this point, there are only two slots left that women could potentially win, when voters go to the polls—L.A. city mayor and the seat for the 6th Council District.

Juliana D. Norwood  |   OW Staff Writer
Mar 28 2013

How the month of women’s recognition began

“For most of history, Anonymous was a woman.” —Virginia Woolf

Mar 21 2013

A Pasadena group teaches women self-care to stem infant mortality

With National Minority Health Month quickly approaching, a local organization confronts the Black infant mortality rate—a decades old problem—by empowering one college-educated woman at a time.

On behalf of iDream for Racial Health Equity, a project of Community Partners, applications for the iDream Millennial Leadership Program are now open.

Mar 21 2013

Third stop in 10-city tour

HOUSTON—Sisters Network Inc. will hold its third National African American Breast Cancer Tour in Baton Rouge, La., on Saturday, March 23, 2013 from 10 a.m.- 2 p.m. at Second Baptist Church, 914 N. Acadian Thruway West.

Across Black America

Here’s a look at African American people and issues making headlines throughout the country.
 

Alabama
Freeman A. Hrabowski, president of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, will address the annual African American Business Council luncheon on June 28. Hrabowski, who is chairman of President Barack Obama’s Advisory Commission on Education Excellence for African Americans, has a national reputation for his work studying the performance of minority students in math and science. Hrabowski, named one of the 10 best college presidents in the country by Time magazine, was a child leader in the Civil Rights Movement in Birmingham in the 1960s.
 

Arkansas
The Liberty Counsel filed a motion and a brief in United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas seeking to intervene on behalf of a Concepts of Life crisis pregnancy center to defend against a suit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union and the Center for Reproductive Rights. The groups seek to impose a permanent injunction before the Human Heartbeat Protection Act goes into effect July 18. Liberty Counsel also filed a brief opposing the ACLU’s request for an injunction. The “Heartbeat” bill states that when a woman seeks an abortion at or after the 12th week, doctors must test for a fetal heartbeat before an abortion is performed and inform the pregnant mother that the child in her womb has a heartbeat. If a heartbeat is detected, a woman cannot have an abortion, except in cases of rape, incest, and if a mother’s life is in danger. “As we promised when the legislation was introduced, Liberty Counsel will defend this law without reservation for the people of Arkansas, born and pre-born,” said Matt Staver, founder and chairman of Liberty Counsel. “No right is more foundational than the right to life. Without life, all other rights are irrelevant,” concluded Staver.