women

Sep 23 2010

Fix Yourself (Part 1)

Women, you need to fix yourself and be independent.
Take my advice into consideration, don’t be offended.
Stop complaining about your man; love him for who he is,
If you are not stable, stop opening your legs and pushing out kids.
Stop looking for love in all the wrong places.
Don’t stay with a man if he keeps catching cases.

Juliana D. Norwood  |   OW Staff Writer
Sep 16 2010

Helping transform homeless women

Recently, People Assisting the Homeless (PATH), a non-profit organization that strives to break the cycle of homelessness by empowering people with the tools for self sufficiency, teamed up with Stephanie Singleton, owner of Xtending Hair, a mobile hair styling service to provide the women of PATH with a “Glamour Day” to help boost their morale and self esteem.

Sep 6 2010

Women's Magazine

LOS ANGELES - The Los Angeles Women's Police Officers and Associates will release a commemorative magazine called "100 Years of Women In Law Enforcement'' on Sept. 28.

"We are very excited to produce a magazine that truly represents women as the law enforcement professionals they have worked so hard to become over the past 100 years,'' said LAPD Detective Deborah Gonzales, who heads up the organization.

Sep 2 2010

Struggling to balance it all

From burning bras and fighting for women’s right to vote, to the most successful and lucrative Fortune 500 companies now being run by female executives, women reap the benefits of a history of struggle and sexism that today seems unconceivable. 
 

Gail Choice  |   OW Contributor
Mar 25 2010

Hollywood by Choice

Applause. Applause.
Consider this my standing ovation to Black women who dare to set their sights on working in Hollywood films and television productions. Thank you for continuing to blaze the trails set by the likes of Hattie McDaniel, Lena Horne, Dorothy Dandridge and Josephine Baker, just to name a few.

Across Black America

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

California
San Diego college students and volunteers will carry out their sixth home restoration project on Wednesday, July 10 through Sunday, July 14. as part of the “Healing our Heroes’ Homes” (H3) program created by the nonprofit Embrace. The five-day effort will take place at the home of medically retired Marine Corps Capt. Sarah Bettencourt. Bettencourt served with many different units across the country during the Global War on Terrorism and developed a rare neurological disorder in 2008. With a focus to restore the homes of disabled veteran homeowners, H3 falls in line with Embrace’s mission to mobilize college-student volunteers and community members to serve less fortunate members of civilian and veteran communities. The project for the Bettencourts’ home includes kitchen and bathroom remodeling, building ADA-compliant disability ramps, widening their driveway to ADA standards, widening doorways and landscaping.
 
District of Columbia
The 2013 Smithsonian Folklife Festival will showcase its five-year community research project on African American identity with the program “The Will to Adorn: African American Diversity, Style, and Identity.” This multicity collaboration examines the history and culture of the aesthetics of African Americans. The festival will be held June 26-30 and July 3-7, outdoors on the National Mall between Seventh and 14th streets. “Whether we realize it or not, we are all dress artists. The way we compose our look is a creative expression of our ideas about who we are and who we aspire to be,” said Diana N’Diaye, program curator. “This program explores the diversity of African American traditions of style, but also teaches young people the importance of documenting their own culture and saving that information for themselves and future generations.”