The Angry Black Woman Part 2: Understand It and Make Some Decisions

In a recent post, I tried to explain the perspective of the “the angry black woman”. While no one can speak for every black woman, I truly believe that much of their anger stems from the daily slights that many black women experience. Certified Behavioral Consultant Deborah Smith Pegues tells us about the feelings of being “disrespected, disappointed,...

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Dollars in the Afterlife: 10 Highest Earning Dead Celebrities

Recently, Forbes released its top celebrity earners for the period June 2012 to June 2013. Madonna ranked number one in earnings on the Celebrity 100 list at $125 million. What’s interesting is that for the third time in the last five years, the top earning celebrity in the world comes from the afterlife with $160 million in earnings. I’m...

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Former Congressman Mel Reynolds Deported from Zimbabwe

Mel Reynolds, former Democratic member of the U. S. House of Representatives from Illinois, was arrested in Zimbabwe after state media reported he was found with pornographic videos and pictures at a local hotel. In addition to his $24,500 of unpaid hotel bills, Reynolds is being investigated for living in the country without a valid visa. He's been...

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The "Angry Black Woman" Speaks

I guess you could call me an angry black woman. I sometimes feel so bad that the media talks negatively about me all the time and even our First Lady Michelle Obama has been referred to in those same terms. It seems that few bother to understand why the angry black woman evolved. People often refer to Dr. King’s “Dream” and assume a collective...

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Paula Deen: She's Back!

"The Paula Deen brand is alive and well." So says Jahm Najafi, head of the Book-of-the-Month Club and Najafi Cos, which just invested between $75 million and $100 million to fund Paula Deen Ventures. You probably recall Paula's fall from grace less than a year ago for using the "N" word and planning a "plantation-style wedding". While embroiled...

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Blacks Receiving Nobel Prize in Economics and Literature

In 1895, five Nobel prizes were established in the will of Alfred Nobel: Peace, Literature, Chemistry, Physics and Physiology or Medicine. Nobel bequeathed 94% of his total assets ($186 million in US currency) to endow the prizes and associated administration.The prize in Economics was established in 1968 and is endowed by Sweden's central...

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Salute of "Hope and Defiance": Black Power at 1968 Olympics

  African-American athletes Tommie Smith and John Carlos outraged the Olympic Committee by presenting the Black Power salute as an act of protest during their medal ceremony at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City. Their political gesture influenced civil rights history. On the morning of 16 October 1968, U.S.A. athlete Tommie Smith...

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Black Nobel Peace Price Winners

  The Nobel Prize is one of the most prestigious awards given for intellectual achievement in the world. In the will he drafted in 1895, Alfred Bernhard Nobel instructed that most of his fortune be set aside as a fund for the awarding of five annual prizes “to those who, during the preceding year, shall have conferred the greatest benefit...

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Obama's Actions Speak Louder Than Words

When the Norwegian Nobel Peace Prize Committee surprised the world by giving the 2009 Award to U. S. President Barack Obama, the controversy was widespread and everyone had an opinion. President Obama was chosen from 205 nominees which some found appalling vs. those that saw the selection as amazing. Even as recent as 2013, detractors...

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The Roots, Purpose, and Evolution of Black History Month

Did you ever wonder why February was chosen as Black History Month? Do you know how the Black Panther Movement impacted this celebration of Black History? I thought I knew all about Black History Month, but as usual, I was wrong. Just a few minutes on Biography.com, absorbing information about its roots, purpose and evolution showed me just how much...

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Let's Talk Black History: Unknown Contributors to the Struggle

Well, it's February 2014. During Black History Month, we can count on hearing about the historic contributions of Frederick Douglass, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., W.E.B. DuBois, Marcus Garvey and even President Barack Obama. However, there are many unsung heroes who have contributed to our nation growth and prosperity while advancing the condition...

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