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In a recent op-ed article that appeared on BlackVoices.Com actress Gabrielle Union came out in support of saving the ever controversial Planned Parenthood. RELATED: Chris Brown’s publicist quits What is Planned Parenthood? Planned Parenthood provides low-cost reproductive information and care, which goes into providing contraception. For women who choose to keep their babies, they offer […]

Massachusetts — The first major female Vice Presidential candidate has passed away at the age of 75. RELATED: Is Fabolous baby mom dating Darrelle Revis? Geraldine Ferraro, who was suffering from blood cancer, died of complications at Massachusetts General Hospital. Ferraro was the first woman and first Italian-American to run on a major party national […]

WASHINGTON DC — According to Census data from 2010, the number of Black residents in Washington DC dropped by more than 11 percent in the past decade. ALSO READ: Kim Kardashian Goes Wild With the African-American population declining  at a rate of about 1 percent a year, Black residents will soon make up less than […]

Dr. Bernard Harris is the first African-American to travel to outer space. This week he will be honored with the FBI’s Director’s Community Leadership Award for his continuing philanthropic efforts. ALSO READ: Kim Kardashian Goes Wild Dr. Harris started the Harris Foundation to provide education and crime-prevention programs for students in Houston. READ MORE AT […]

New York — It seems like everyone is leaving the New York Times Op-Ed page as Bob Herbert has become the latest columnist to say bye to the daily paper. Partner Links: Kirstie Alley fires back at George Lopez Herbert, who’s been with the Times for 20 years, is following in the footsteps of Frank […]

This Sunday is the ninth annual Black Marriage Day, and activists in hundreds of communities around the country will gather to “strengthen and promote marriage in the black community,” which has been in sharp decline. ALSO READ: Kim Kardashian Goes Wild Alarming data from the Pew Research Center shows that 72 percent of black women […]

A new ad campaign for the non-profit organization Keep A Child Alive focuses on the AIDS epidemic in Africa. ALSO READ: Kirstie Allen Fires Back At George Lopez For Calling Her A Pig A number of prominent celebrities are included in the “I Am African” ads, which are featured on billboards across the nation. With […]

New York —  A female NYPD commander was allegedly brutally beaten by her estranged husband on the front lawn of their home in Long Island, the New York Daily News reported. Partner Links: Kirstie Alley fires back at George Lopez for calling her a “pig” Deputy Inspector Juanita Holmes suffered broken ribs after her husband, […]

Atlanta — The Tea Party’s resident queen Michele Bachmann is said to be forming a presidential exploratory committee in early June, according to a published report. Partner Links: Kirstie Alley fires back at George Lopez Sources told CNN that she is looking forward to participating in the early Republican presidential debates in New Hampshire this […]

Data from the 2010 Census shows that the Latino population has nearly doubled in several states over the past decade, a change that could dramatically effect the political landscape in the 2012 elections. ALSO READ: Kirstie Allen Fires Back At George Lopez For Calling Her A Pig The states that are reported to have seen […]