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.
Read MoreChicago Mother Influences School District’s Hair Discrimination Ban
A new Illinois law prohibits schools from policing hairstyles associated with race, ethnicity or texture.
Read MoreSenate 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.
Read MoreMother 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.
Read MoreMaya 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.
Read MoreAmerican-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.
Read MoreDeath 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.
Read MoreNo 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.
Read MoreFormerly 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.
Read MoreMaxine 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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