Category: Women’s Studies

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Historical Black Women in The Military

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African-American women in military service also did not receive proper recognition for their service. Reflecting that apartheid custom, the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion was the only African-American WA...

A Woman For All Seasons

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Actress-singer Sheryl Lee Ralph discusses her roles in the play "Dreamgirls" and TV's "Code Name: Foxfire"; and problems Blacks face in getting quality acting parts. (831)

The Shrine of the Black Madonna

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Poetess Sonia Sanchez helps Rev. Albert Cleage, Jr. celebrate African heritage at the Shrine of the Black Madonna in Detroit, c. 1970. (4026)

Black Commentary

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Bev Smith is her name and good deeds and excellence are her game.  She is heard daily throughout the country on American Urban Radio Networks via her daily commentary “The Bev Smith Show.”  On this occasion, she chang...

Do Black Feminist Writers Victimize Black Men?

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How many feminists writers have crossed the line? (919)

Black Women At Risk

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Black women are approximately six percent of the American population, but constitute 64 percent of new female AIDS cases, and one in 160 Black women is HIV-positive.  Why?  Guest Gary Bell, executive director of Black...

Are Teachers Afraid To Challenge Blacks?

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Why is the national average for Blacks graduating from high school so low (only 51 percent)?   Dr. Gail Thompson, author and educator, shares her theory about the below average performance of some of today’s Black stu...

The Soul of a Congresswoman

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She is called the “Warrior on the Hill.”  A political pioneer and civil and human rights icon, Eleanor Holmes Norton represents the District of Columbia in Congress. Norton discusses her career and the “fire in her so...

Women and CyberSpace

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Women and the Internet. Guests: Daria Skeete, Annette Jones and Sandra Oei   (1823)