For decades, Sylvia Harris struggled with the manic highs and crippling lows of her bipolar disorder, making it difficult to parent her children or even hold down a steady job. After years of trying every known treatment, she managed to find solace and a better equilibrium through a powerful friendship with horses. LONG SHOT: My […]
Integration is Killing Us
By Lucius Gantt – Five hundred years after slavery days and we still trust our exploiters and oppressors more than we trust each other. We still have an inferior perspective when we analyze the things that we can do for ourselves and for each other. We don’t believe a Black person can be a “leader” […]
BWW Board Member Cynthia Oredugba Receives Award of Excellence from the Women’s Information Network
Award to be presented as part of the “100 Year Anniversary of International Women’s Day” during two-day festivities Los Angeles, CA – Cynthia Oredugba, member of the board of directors of Black Women for Wellness, is a 2011 recipient of the Women’s Information Network’s Award of Excellence. Oredugba will receive the award as part of […]
Mc+Company Advertising Dominates Digital Media Category at the ADDY Awards
New Orleans, LA – GMc+Company Inc. took home three Gold Awards from the recent 2010-11 ADDY® Award Show in addition to Best of Show in Digital Work, the top honor in one of the show’s most competitive categories. The awards showcase the agency’s success in digital marketing while solidifying its place as the top multicultural […]
Jury Issues Mixed Verdict in Michael Baisden’s Copyright Infringement Case
A jury in Houston Federal Court recently reached a verdict in the copyright lawsuit filed by nationally syndicated radio and TV personality Michael Baisden. The mixed verdict allows for the return of Baisden’s copyrighted rights and allows the best-selling author to proceed with upcoming movie and television projects. In the lawsuit, Baisden claimed damages from […]
Rahm Emanuel Wins: Now What?
Maze Jackson – It was over before you knew it, and Rahm Emanuel had shocked and awed his way to becoming the mayor of our great city. Pundits and political junkies alike have analyzed what happened, why it happened, and what does this mean for politics, particularly in the African-American community. Newspaper headlines have declared […]
Giant Step for Esperanza Spalding and the Grammy Awards
The 53rd Grammy Awards has given me new-found faith in humankind. The selection of musical jazz artist Esperanza Spalding as the Grammy Award winner for Best New Artist was a weighty aversion from human indecency and a strong score for human decency. In the past, I’ve been an out-spoken critic of the Grammy Awards and […]
A Green Future for Our Gulf: Be part of the emerging Green Economy
NEW ORLEANS – If you are a young person impacted by the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, the Gulfsouth Youth Biodiesel Project (GYBP) may be the program for you. The GYBP is a youth-led social enterprise focusing on the production and sale of biodiesel fuel as a means of educating and developing leadership and social entrepreneurship […]
Deep Enough, Far Enough or Just Too Much?
By Julianne Malveaux – President Barack Obama has proposed a 2012-2013 budget that is, at best, politically pragmatic. Responding to the Republican sway in congress, he has decided to impose a set of his own cuts, anticipating those his opponents might offer. Their response is predictable. The Obama cuts are not deep enough; they do […]