By Jineea Butler NNPA Columnist In the latest urban movies, “Best Man Holiday” and “A Madea’s Christmas,” I thought it was interesting that each featured...
[NBC NEWS HEALTH] Life expectancy for women at 50 has improved but the gap between poor and rich countries is growing and could worsen without better...
[VACCINE NEWS DAILY] Researchers from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine released a study on August 27 that showed African-American women are less likely...
[REUTERS] A program including self-monitoring, gym access and occasional counseling calls helped black women maintain their weight in a new study. Black women who are overweight...
[ROLLING OUT] Imagine finally meeting your birth mother and asking the question that every adopted child asks — after “Why did you give me up?” —...
By Julianne Malveaux NNPA Columnist In the midst of the Academy Awards drama on Sunday, February 24, one of the Onion’s writers (we don’t know...
By Raynard Jackson NNPA Columnist What is it about Democratic presidents and Black women that result in the women always being thrown under the bus? Black...
By George E. Curry NNPA Editor-in-Chief WASHINGTON (NNPA) – The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced a new national campaign Monday to remove the stigma...