Uncovering the Leadership Potential of Black Women in America.

PR Newswire;  July 26, 2007 ;     700+ words ......Because the lives of professional black women in America have been understudied and...leaders often undervalued, The League of Black Women (LBW) conducted its LBW Having Our Say: Fostering the Leadership Potential of Black Women in America Survey to help identify and...

A Call for Conference Papers on Black Women's Issues

Michigan Citizen;  February 20, 1999 ;     428 words ......02-20-1999 A Call for Conference Papers on Black Women's Issues The Afro-American Studies and...and interdisciplinary conference on Black Women in Africa and the African Diaspora...historical and contemporary lives of Black women in Africa and the African Diaspora...

Young Pastor Focuses On Black Women In The Ministry

Washington Informer;  January 10, 1996 ;     653 words ......Young Pastor Focuses On Black Women In The Ministry. "The...first published work on Black women in the ministry, in which...children. "As you know, Black women for many years were not...because, over the years, the Black church has been very ...

State of Black Women's Health: The Diagnosis Remains Dismal

The Crisis;  March 1, 2004 ;     700+ words ...On a spring day in 1983, hundreds of Black women gathered in Atlanta on the campus of...for the first National Conference on Black Women's Health. Women, young and old, came...frustration at the lack of attention to I Black women's health. Their story was in the statistics...

Black Women Slate Forum

Sun Reporter, The;  September 6, 2001 ;     604 words ...Sun Reporter, The 09-06-2001 Black Women Slate Forum Thousands of Black women and girls from across the Bay Area, the state...m. that Sunday," said Angie Watson, one of the Black women spreading the word about the event which is hosted...

SPOTLIGHT FINALLY FALLS ON BLACK WOMEN

Roanoke Times & World News;  November 25, 2007 ;     700+ words ......of Roanoke wants America to know that black women "raise our children with morals and...teacher visiting Roanoke last week. These black women reflect the myriad of opinions and voices...dismissed or overlooked. This week, however, black women will get our 15 minutes of fame. ...

Black women rally to Michelle; Rebut criticism of Mrs. Obama.(NATION)

The Washington Times;  July 5, 2008 ;     568 words ......Thomas said on Fox News last week that black women on television are usually angry about...Hillary Rodham Clinton of New York, black women have risen to Mrs. Obama's defense...effort to soften her image, one trio of black women launched a Web site, MichelleObamawatch...

Survey Elevates Black Women; League Of Black Women Examines Future Of...

Sacramento Observer;  May 5, 2004 ;     700+ words ......it's designed to tell the world what Black women think it will take to become leaders...important, the 31-year-old League of Black Women, which is conducting the survey, hopes...can be used to boost the fortunes of Black women, who have persistently lagged other...

Book on church hats shows black women in crowning glories.(Knight Ridder...

Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service;  November 13, 2000 ;     220 words ......co-author of ``Crowns, Portraits of Black Women in Church Hats'' (Doubleday, $27.50...wrote. Indeed. Pass any predominantly black church, and you will see a variety of millinery...peek into a tradition held by many black women who attend church on Sunday. Feathers...Cunningham began ...

It's the best, worst of times for black women

Oakland Tribune;  March 5, 2008 ;     695 words ......YORK -- This is a triumphant time for black women: Condoleezza Rice in the global diplomatic...Virginia, the home-owning dreams of black women disproportionately dashed by foreclosures...need to hear and amplify the voices of black women," longtime civil rights activist Dorothy...

BLACK WOMEN GET A LESSON IN HEALTH

Post-Tribune (IN);  February 7, 1995 ;     700+ words ......Villarosa, author of "Body and Soul: The Black Women's Guide to Health and Emotional Well-Being," implores black women to start taking care of their own...60s. But then "Body and Soul: The Black Women's Guide to Health and Emotional Well-Bei...

Black Women in the Academy: Promises and Perils

The Journal of Negro Education;  October 1, 1997 ;     700+ words ...Black Women in the Academy: Promises and Perils, edited by...how the intersection of race and gender affects Black women's ability to shape their careers in higher education. Black women who have chosen the academy as the space in which...

Centers for black women realize a dream.(Metropolitan Times)(Metropolitan...

The Washington Times;  October 11, 1996 ;     700+ words ......envisioned a strong, prominent presence for black women on this nation's Main Street. Yesterday...yesterday's ceremonies to support positive black women. When she gets older, maybe she will...where the historically hushed voices of black women will finally be raised and heard. From...

Black women's health symposium this weekend at Malcolm X

Chicago Defender;  October 26, 2006 ;     507 words ......weekend aimed at improving Black women's health and protecting...will host its fourth annual Black Women: Loving the Mind, Body and...townhall meeting on how the Black church can support the health of...important than ever for the Black church community to face ...

Duke rape scandal reopens old wounds for black women

AP Worldstream;  April 13, 2006 ;     700+ words ......AP Worldstream 04-13-2006 The young black women can almost finish each other's stories...like, `Is this all we're good for?'" Black women have been talking about this for a long...the case has fed the stereotype that black women are hyper-sexual and readily available...