We did it!
Thank You for Making Your Voice Heard!
Tuesday night the Senate voted for a motion to table (scrap) the Nelson Amendment, effectively killing it. It passed by a vote margin of 54-45. To see how your ...
Posted Thursday, December 10th 2009 at 10:00PM
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AS SEEN ON TV AND RADIO NEWS...!!!
"Cooling Well Water: A Collection of Work By An African-American Bipolar Woman" (ISBN 13 978-0-9754612-0-4) is one of the most valuable books being offered this Christmas Season!
Discover one woman's triump ...
Posted Sunday, December 6th 2009 at 6:40PM
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Tuesday, December 1, 2009
WOMEN OF COLOR UNITED FOR HEALTH REFORM LOOKS TO SENATE TO PROTECT WOMEN’S HEALTH
(Washington, DC) Coinciding with the Senate’s return to its chamber yesterday, Women of Color United fo ...
Posted Wednesday, December 2nd 2009 at 6:46AM
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Hi Family - I am So Sorry To Be Away But I Am In The Process of Moving To The South!!:)
Anyway, I am still following healthcare reform closely and I need to share this exciting news about a Healthcare Vigil to be attended by DCforObama, the NAACP, ...
Posted Tuesday, December 1st 2009 at 10:16AM
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Hi Family - I am So Sorry To Be Away But I Am In The Process of Moving To The South!!:)
Anyway, I am still following healthcare reform closely and I need to share this exciting news about a Healthcare Vigil to be attended by DCforObama, the NAACP, ...
Posted Tuesday, December 1st 2009 at 10:13AM
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Today is the day that the House of Representatives will vote on the passage of Healthcare Reform Bill at 10 a.m. this morning! If you are up catching those early worms, you need to be making last-minute phone calls to your House of Representatives! ...
Posted Saturday, November 7th 2009 at 6:42AM
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In a recent report by the Robert Woods Foundation, (See, http://www.rwjf.org/publichealth/digest.jsp?id=24685) teaching children as young as age 2 how to wash their hands in daycare centers, the home environment, etc. can seriously ward off the Swine ...
Posted Saturday, November 7th 2009 at 6:05AM
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If you haven't heard already, exciting surprises are taking place in Congress on healthcare reform!
Today Senator Reid surprised Congress by voting for the public option in healthcare reform!!
TODAY is your chance to join the Women of Color U ...
Posted Monday, October 26th 2009 at 7:13PM
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In an Editorial appearing in the New York Times on October 20, 2009, it was reported that the justice system would be upholding the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990 ("ADA"). (See, http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/21/opinion/21wed3.html?_r=1&par ...
Posted Saturday, October 24th 2009 at 4:43PM
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Hi Ladies,
Did you know that minority women are fast becoming the MAJORITY? That's why it is very important that we stay involved in directing the future of healthcare in the US! WE keep the country working and it is time to let Congress know we ...
Posted Saturday, October 24th 2009 at 7:36AM
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WOW!!!
OMG!!
I am sooo proud of all the ladies and men who participated in either the White House Chat with the ladies on Tuesday, October 20, 2009, or those who called their Congressperson for the "Time to Deliver" day.
Guess wha-at .... Th ...
Posted Thursday, October 22nd 2009 at 6:36AM
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TODAY IS THE DAY ... !! Please read and act and tell your friends!
Ladies did you talk to the White House today at 3 EST? Let us know how you felt after the call.
Gentlemen, did you call Congress today? Here is a handy link to make it easy ...
Posted Tuesday, October 20th 2009 at 10:24AM
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Legendary actress Cicely Tyson has a new school in East Orange, New Jersey named in her honor – and the three-time Emmy Award winning and Academy Award nominated thespian will host its unveiling on Oct. 24.
The new state-of-the-art Cicely L. Tys ...
Posted Tuesday, October 20th 2009 at 9:42AM
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Legendary actress Cicely Tyson has a new school in East Orange, New Jersey named in her honor – and the three-time Emmy Award winning and Academy Award nominated thespian will host its unveiling on Oct. 24.
The new state-of-the-art Cicely L. Tys ...
Posted Tuesday, October 20th 2009 at 9:42AM
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Please send your RSVP e-mail today in order to participate in the discussion Tuesday with
Tina Tchen, Executive Director for the White House Council on Women and Girls, and Caya Lewis, Outreach Director for the HHS Office of ...
Posted Monday, October 19th 2009 at 9:02AM
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Hi Family and friends,
I have been swamped with information this week as our President prepares to take the Healthcare Reform Stimulus to the Full Congress! Halleuia ~ ER!
Thank you all for your support in the past and I am praying you continu ...
Posted Sunday, October 18th 2009 at 11:05AM
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The White House Wants to Hear From YOU!
Hi Friends!
The time has come for each of us women to have a voice on healthcare reform. With all the effort to keep YOU up-to-date on the progress of healthcare reform an ...
Posted Friday, October 16th 2009 at 5:12PM
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President Obama went to New Orleans for the first time as president Thursday to visit a charter school and to hold a town hall meeting. While there, he told the people of the city that he is committed to helping them continue to rebuild, more than fo ...
Posted Friday, October 16th 2009 at 4:47PM
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On Sunday, October 18, 2009, the NBTEE, in association with R.E.A.C.H. Communications, is hosting a benefit concert at The Triad Theater in New York City. This event will combine a variety of fine performances with a powerful purpose of sharing info ...
Posted Tuesday, October 13th 2009 at 5:36PM
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Action ALERT! - Plan to Attend TODAY!
WHAT: Maryland's 27th Annual Mental Health Education Conference. Theme: Healthy
Minds, Healthy Bodies!
WHY: NAMI sponsored discussions and workshops on integrating physical and
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Posted Saturday, October 10th 2009 at 8:21PM
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Praise Him ~ Halleluia!
Of course, we are all very proud that our President Obama has won the Nobel Peace Prize! He is the third sitting President of the United States to do so. I tell you, I would love to be writing all this new history for Pri ...
Posted Saturday, October 10th 2009 at 7:55PM
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Unemployment at an All-Time High
The country is in the worst economic state it's ever experienced since the 1930s. Reports reveal the country's unemployment rate has risen to 9.8% and the US economy shed 263,000 jobs in September. For Blacks and Afr ...
Posted Monday, October 5th 2009 at 9:02AM
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In the October 9, 2009, edition of the Afro American Newspaper (Vol. 118 No. 8), the beautiful and intelligent African-American woman doctor, who is also President of the National Medical Association (association of black doctors) and with an interna ...
Posted Sunday, October 4th 2009 at 10:06AM
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Did you miss the "You Are The Solution" Forum in Chicago? ~ The solutions to problems in the Black community are not outside of the Black community. The solutions are not in what we say, but in what we do. You are the solution! Don't just talk a ...
Posted Sunday, October 4th 2009 at 9:23AM
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Right around this time of year (sometimes as far back as summer), I begin planning and purchasing the Christmas gifts I will give to the little girls in my life and donations. So I am reading this article that was posted on Black Voices this morning ...
Posted Sunday, October 4th 2009 at 8:46AM
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