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March is National Women’s History Month. This is the perfect time to remind ourselves as black women to reflect and celebrate!

Women’s History Month: A Celebration of HERstory

As we exit Black History Month, we march into the celebration of her story – Women’s History Month. First recognized by the United States in 1911, Women’s History Month is a global phenomenon in which billions honor the lives, contributions and accomplishments of women.

America’s Unique Gun Problem

Following the latest mass shooting in Newton, Connecticut, the discussion around gun control has re-emerged. Unfortunately, throughout the discourse, we tend to lump all of America's issues with guns into one realm. However, that is just not the case.

Lynching Our Own Legacy: Remixing Massa’ in the NEW Hip Hop Generation

In this past week, rappers “Lil Wayne” and “Future” of Epic Records released what is being called by the label an “unauthorized remix” version of a song called “Karate Chop”, where “Lil Wayne” contributes a line stating, “beat that p---y up like Emmett Till” referring to the Chicago teen who was brutally murdered in Mississippi in 1955.

Is Black History Month History?

If history is defined as the study of past events, does this then mean that every February we are celebrating the buried and expired achievements of the black race?

On the Wrong Side of the Digital Divide

Every day I ask my daughter what she learned in school. This week she informed me that she learned Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone. This is simply not the truth. That honor goes to Granville T. Woods.

Healthy New Year, Healthy New You!

Every New Year, the number one resolution on everyone’s list is to lose weight. While the beginning of anything always sparks excitement, we could all dig a little deeper and make a stronger commitment to ourselves beyond losing weight to look great.

Why President Obama’s Second Inauguration Means So Much

Seeing a black man running the country, seeing his black wife and his black daughters at The White House means something because they look like us in a place and in a position we've never been.

Rethinking Violence

Sadly, for many African and Latino-American residents, Chicago is a place at war with itself. With a 2012 murder rate of 506, the Windy City has become more of a war zone than one of America's finest tourist locations.

Like Father Like Son

Unfortunately, many young African-American boys do not have their father in their lives as a positive influence, which makes mentorship so critical for their development. Fortunately, I was not one of those boys: My father is Stephen Maurice Jones.