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A man who helped rescue three women held captive in a Cleveland home for over a decade has signed a contract to publish his memoirs. Charles Ramsey signed the deal with publisher David Gray & Co. on Thursday. 

The organizers at Chicago’s Clara’s House, a shelter for battered and homeless women and children have teamed up with local media for a three hour fundraiser in hopes of generating funds for the struggling organization this season.

A controversial bill that requires women to buy additional insurance for abortion coverage in their health plans passed Legislature on Wednesday. The initiative will take effect 90 days after lawmakers adjourn for the year.

Detroit Pistons Guard and Chicago native Will Bynum is definitely in the spirit of giving this season. Not only has he paid the electric bills for two women’s shelters, but will host a Thanksgiving dinner for the residents of the West Englewood shelters.

While Best Man Holiday continues to enjoy success at the box office, one of the film’s leading characters has found himself in a swirl of controversy. Taye Diggs was the talk of social media after Cream BMP, a satirical publication, released a story that included the following comments allegedly from Diggs: “I’m just saying the last […]

According to a recent study, black may not crack on the outside, but biologically, black women are 7.5 years older than their white counterparts. Researchers cite extreme stress as the key factor, and as a result, internal organs are worn and torn at a faster rate. Heart disease, high blood pressure and strokes result–all diseases of […]

Warning: EXCELLENT news ahead. Nadia Lewis and Jamila Ahmed made history when they became the first African-American women to win both first and second place in the Henry Clay Invitational Debates.

For six years, men have Florida have been banned from sagging their pants. Many hail the legislation, saying that it solves a prevalent issue of young men exposing their underwear. Until recently, men were the only ones affected by the rule, but now Opa-locka commissioners have decided to extend the rule to women.

The internet has erupted with a new hashtag “dedicated” the black girls and women. The problem is that it is incredibly racist and offensive to some. #StopBlackGirls2013 polluted Twitter this week with various photos of Black women compared to anything from gorillas to farm animals.

Fortune’s list of the “50 Most Powerful Women in business” has been released. As we may expect, there aren’t a lot of women of color on the list, but three were mentioned. CEO & President of Xerox Ursula Burns, Sam’s Club CEO & President Rosalind Brewer and Creator and Executive Producer Shonda Rhimes made the list.

It isn’t often that you see a professional white woman with fingerwaves. But that’s exactly what you will see in Photographer Endia Beal’s latest work, “Can I Touch It?” She photographed several middle-aged white women in black hairdos.

Saturday Night Live, the longest running network show in the country, recently announced new members of its cast. Shockingly, (not really), there are no black women cast members. This marks the sixth year since a black woman has been on the show.