Mother of Four Plans March in D.C. to Combat High Homicide Rates Among Black Women

Rosalind Page is organizing a march at the nation’s capital slated for September of 22.

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Chicago Mother Influences School District’s Hair Discrimination Ban

A new Illinois law prohibits schools from policing hairstyles associated with race, ethnicity or texture.

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Senate Passes Bill to Honor Emmett Till and His Mother

The legislation will award Till and his mother Mamie Till-Mobley the Congressional Gold Medal posthumously.

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Mother and 6-Year-Old Son Visiting Friend Among 17 Victims in Tragic Bronx Apartment Fire

The Bronx apartment fire claimed the lives of 17 people, including a 2-year-old child and seven other children.

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Maya Angelou Becomes First Black Woman to Appear on U.S. Quarter

One of the legendary poet’s most famous works “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” is honored on the new coin.

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American-Born Black Women at Higher Risk for Preeclampsia

A new study analyzed a group of more than 6,000 women over the last 28 years.

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Death of Kansas Teen Who Died in Police Custody Ruled Homicide

Cedric Lofton, 17, passed away from complications two days after being restrained by police in a juvenile detention facility. Protestors are calling for more transparency.

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No Need to be a Supermom: 5 Things I Wish I Knew

My son was diagnosed with non-vocal autism at 25 years old, and knowing these things would have saved me a lot of stress. 

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Formerly Conjoined Twins Now Happy and Healthy, Defying All Odds

Only 60 percent of conjoined twins that are separated survive, so the separation of a couple’s two daughters was more than one in a million.

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Maxine McNair, Last Living Parent of Girls Killed in 1963 Church Bombing, Dies

Maxine McNair died Sunday at 93, according to a statement released from her family. Her 11-year-old daughter Denise was the youngest girl killed in the Alabama Church Bombing of 1963.

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