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The June report on women’s earnings, released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics this month, doesn’t indicate any earth-shattering progress in the gender wage gap debate. Women are still earning less than men, although the exact pay gap depends on age. At worst, the 35-44 year-old woman makes 73.6 percent of what her male counterpart […]
Rush Limbaugh eulogized Yankees owner, George Steinbrenner, on his show yesterday. For some reason he decided to make his eulogy race based, claiming that Steinbrenner was a “cracker” who created a lot of “African-American millionaires” and “fired a lot of white guys.” What is wrong with Rush Limbaugh? RELATED: Rush Limbaugh: Obama & Oprah Are […]
FROM BLACKVOICES.COM GLAAD, the Gay-Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation, has gone hard against ABC and ‘The View’ about recent comments made by host Sherri Shepherd and guest host DL Hughley. On the show, which aired June 22, Shepherd and Hughley linked the high rate of HIV among straight women in the black community to black men being […]
From the Chicago Sun-Times: The president and chief operating officer of Johnson Publishing Co., the publisher of Ebony and JET magazines, has resigned. Anne Sempowski Ward will be joining her husband, Kevin, in the couple’s business-consulting firm, according to a statement from Johnson Publishing Co. Ward was initially hired as president and COO of Fashion […]
Reports have surfaced that gospel recording artist and talk show host Lexi’s “The Lexi Show” has been canceled. Well according to Lexi’s Facebook Fan Page, a press release was posted earlier this week confirming the news: The critically acclaimed talk show “The Lexi Show” has ended its successful four-season run on the Word Network. “The […]
From Houston’s Praise 92.1: Our affiliate station Praise 92.1 in Houston caught up with gospel artist Kim Burrell backstage at the 2010 BET Awards. The singer talked about being on Sunday’s Best, using your God given talent, and her new church in Houston. Check it out:
From BlackDoctor.org: You may be on a roll and working out diligently, but it can be easy for you to backslide away from your work out agenda. It can sneak up on you slowly, but yet unexpectedly. When you’re stuck in a rut and no longer seeing progress, it’s important to figure out how to […]
From Shine.com: Even if you’re earning minimum wage, you can “live in luxury” — depending, of course, on what your definition of luxury is! These money saving tips may not help you purchase a Jaguar or house on the beach, but they could get you started on the road to financial abundance. One of the […]
LeBron James addressed the letter by Cavs owner, Dan Gilbert at a press conference in Miami. Here’s what he had to say: To hear my former owner’s comments, I absolutely know I made the right decision When things hit the fan, you see a guy’s true colors. I have no reaction because at the end […]
For close to three years now, global powerhouse Procter & Gamble, has achieved huge success with their “My Black is Beautiful” campaign. They have not only made strides with African American females, but also with their recruitment of minority candidates. Currently, 21 percent of P&G’s global workforce consists of minorities. The campaign which includes a […]
First Lady Michelle Obama will join AOL Health tomorrow, Tuesday, July 13 at 10am eastern time in her first live web chat. She will be discussing the newly enhanced Let’s Move website and answering questions from people participating in the chat. If you have a question, send an email to askmichelleobama@aol.com today(include your name and […]
From KansasCity.com The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People will propose a resolution this week condemning racism within the tea party movement. The resolution, scheduled for a vote as early as Tuesday by delegates attending the annual NAACP convention in Kansas City, calls upon “all people of good will to repudiate the racism […]