Obama Signs Violence Against Women Act
President Barack Obama signs into law the $659 million Violence Against Women Act that includes new...
William "Mo" Cowan Sworn In as New Massachusetts Senator
Boston attorney William "Mo" Cowan sworn in as interim U.S. senator by Vice President Joe Biden....
Keeping Up the Fight Against Child Sex Trafficking
Valerie Jarrett says we must all accept responsibility to vigilantly ensure that no girls are explo...
ICC Weighs Evidence Against Ex-Ivory Coast President Gbagbo
Former Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo is before the International Criminal Court in The Hague...
UN Wants Men to Help End Violence Against Women
UN Wants Men to Help End Violence Against Women...
Obama: World 'Appalled' by Iran Violence
From Iran to health care | Obama fields tough questions at the White House....
Beyoncé, Kerry Washington and Other Women Celebs Team Up for Obama
Women for Obama discuss how he has championed for their rights....
Kerry Washington Pens Op-Ed on Why She Supports Obama
The actress explains the ways the president has pushed women's rights forward....
Study: 60 Percent of Black Females Are Sexually Abused Before They Turn 18
A preliminary study from Black Women’s Blueprint finds that 60 percent of Black women surveyed said...
VH1 Vows to Stop the Violence on Basketball Wives
Shaunie O'Neal promises no "physical confrontations" in season five....
Michelle Obama’s Keynote Speech at the Young African Women Leaders Forum
Transcript of Michelle Obama's keynote speech at the Young African Women Leaders Forum....
4 Killed in Ivory Coast After Women Honor Dead
Thousands of women converged on the bloodstained pavement of Abidjan, Ivory Coast, where seven of t...
A Florida Minister Takes On Hazing
Reverend Dr. R.B. Holmes Jr. tells BET.com hazing isn’t just a “Black problem” and people need to k...
Trayvon Family Lawyer Says “Witness 9” Will Hurt Zimmerman
The lawyer for the family of Trayvon Martin said the prosecution’s case against George Zimmerman wa...
Why Tyler Perry and HIV Storylines Shouldn't Mix
Tyler Perry's new movie, Temptation, completely perpetuates the HIV stigma that plagues the Black c...
Obama on Libya: "We Have a Responsibility to Act"
President Barack Obama declared Monday night that the United States intervened in Libya to prevent ...
PepsiCo Drops Lil Wayne Over Emmett Till Controversy
Weezy's apology was rejected by both Till family and the mega-brand....
Transcript: Obama's Speech at the National Urban League Convention
At the 100th anniversary National Urban League convention, President Obama spoke on gun violence, e...
Activists: Blacks Get Little Protection from the Feds
Posted Nov. 19, 2007 -- While President Clinton’s attorney general, Janet Reno, did a poor job of b...
Plea Deal for Ex-N.Y. Governor's Aide in Harass Case
David Johnson, an aide to former Gov. David Paterson, has reached a plea deal in a domestic violenc...
