What the papers (and some websites!) say about black women...
26 Mar 2007, Guardian Unlimited
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Enslaved by self-pity
The idea that black people are 'emotionally scarred' by slavery is borderline racist...
25 Mar 2007, Guardian Unlimited
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From Ian to Kwame - why slavery made me change my name
Leading actor and playwright Kwame Kwei-Armah tells how he reclaimed his own identity - and why the 200th anniversary of the abolition law is so important...
21 Mar 2007, Guardian Unlimited
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Beyond the grave
Who was Myrtilla, and could the details of her life help to shape the identity of today's black Britons? Alison Benjamin reports on the quest to know more about the UK's slaves...
20 Mar 2007, The Independent Online
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Study on ethnic minority women shows more must be done to tackle race discrimination in the workplace
The study released last week by the Equal Opportunities Commission said that black and Asian women are ‘missing’ from a third of workplaces in some areas. But those who do get hired are held back because of race discrimination...
16 Mar 2007, The Independent Online
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How black and Asian women are bringing their experiences to film
Women make up 38 per cent of the film industry, with just 7 per cent coming from an ethnic minority; the first Hollywood studio feature film to be directed by a black woman was...
13 Mar 2007, Guardian Unlimited
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Top 50 list lets Britain's top black women take a bow
He is a watchdog of black American culture who might have directed any movie he wanted, but when it came to his first film...
7 Mar 2007, Scotsman.com
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Director adds real life to Queen Latifah film
He is a watchdog of black American culture who might have directed any movie he wanted, but when it came to his first film...
3 Mar 2007, The Scotsman
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First things first
Black, Fat and Round
She is wearing a hot-pink nightie fringed by tiny hot-pink feathers. Her big, brown legs are wrapped around the man lying beneath her...
1 Mar 2007, Metro.co.uk
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Black and Asian babies 'are more at risk'
Babies may be dying because many doctors do not realise black and Asian women have shorter pregnancies than whites...
28 Feb 2007, contactmusic.com
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The Things They Say 4186
"I'm a black woman and black women, as we know, don't get as many opportunities as white women.
23 Feb 2007, 24dash.com
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Gun crime - why there are no 'quick fixes'
The Prime Minister's wide ranging summit and North-West UK tour will have highlighted that there are no quick fixes to the growing problem of gun crime.
20 Feb 2007, Scotsman.com
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US hip-hop film sparks debate on masculinity
A hard-hitting documentary on hip-hop that asks why it often shows black men as violent sex-addicts who abuse woman is sparking debate
16 Feb 2007, Guardian Unlimited
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Clinton Pays Tribute to Sojourner Truth
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton paid tribute to Sojourner Truth on Thursday, heralding the likelihood that a statue of the suffragist and abolitionist would occupy the Capitol.
9 Feb 2007, The Independent Online
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Slavery: Into the art of darkness
It was abolished 200 years ago, but can artists today convey the horror of that monstrous trade? Yasmin Alibhai-Brown finds out at the V&A...
7 Feb 2007, BBC - 1Xtra
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Does rap hate women?
Ever thought some rap videos have too much swearing and sex and not enough content?...
30 Jan 2007, The Independent.co.uk
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Good foot: Black ballet at the Royal Opera House
Britain's only black ballet company is taking to the stage of the Royal Opera House. But more doors need to open in the classical dance world, its founder tells Alice Jones...
26 Jan 2007, The Voice Online
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Breaking the glass ceiling: black women in business
Top achievers share their tips for success; have you got the stuff they’re made of?...
24 Jan 2007, The Voice Online
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Is black romance still alive?
In a society where the divorce rate peaks yearly and inter-racial union is the norm, broadcaster and publisher Dotun Adebayo, still believes black relationships are progressive and lasting...
15 Jan 2007, The Voice Online
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'Bleaching' for beauty: the legacy of slavery
Black women must come to terms with their own colour and stop conforming to a white concept of attractiveness...
12 Jan 2007, DailyMail.co.uk
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Dying to be whiter: The black women who risk their lives for lighter skin
On sale in the high street in Harlesden, North-West London, yesterday was a face cream called Maxi White...
5 Jan 2007, The Times Online
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£100,000 fine for couple who sold toxic skin whitener
A couple believed to have made up to £1 million selling toxic skin-whitening creams to black women were ordered to pay nearly £100,000 in fines and costs yesterday...
4 Jan 2007, LondonNet
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Denzel Washington's no to non-black sex with Julia Roberts
Denzel Washington turned down a love scene with Julia Roberts, because she wasn't black...
13 December 2006, Reuters / Scotsman
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Evel Knievel sues rapper Kanye West over video
...In the video, West cavorts with Anderson, argues with two black women angry at him for dating a white woman and blasts off in a rocket-powered vehicle resembling the Skycycle that Knievel rode in his famous...
8 December 2006, The Voice Online
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Bleaching Merchants Fined £56k
A South London shop owner along with his wife and son were last week fined more than £56,000 for selling illegal...
6 December 2006, SocietyGuardian.co.uk
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'Everything in my life has crumbled'
A new study says that women asylum seekers who claim to have been raped in their own countries are rarely believed in British courts...
3 December 2006, The Sunday Times
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Beyoncé sets pay record as movie girl Supreme
SHE had to shed more than a stone and endure lessons from a kissing coach, but it has paid off handsomely for Beyoncé Knowles...
30 November 2006, Metro.co.uk
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Fiddy's new beef with Oprah
Rapper 50 Cent has reignited his war of words with Oprah Winfrey in an interview to be published in the US edition of Elle magazine...
9 November 2006, DailyMail.co.uk
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Why these pictures shock me - well, when did you last see a black face on a glossy magazine cover?
This summer, as I set off on holiday from the airport with my two daughters, Billie, 16, and Madison, 12, I saw something that stopped me in my tracks...
6 November 2006, Black Information Link
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Cruel mums reject their sons, says child expert
A LEADING children’s welfare expert has sparked outrage after suggesting black women were cruel mothers who mistreated their kids...
4 November 2006, The Mirror.co.uk
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Your Shout
This week you've agreed that supermodel Naomi Campbell is the victim of unfair criticism...
30 October 2006, The Voice Online
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Single mums under attack
Are women blighting their children's future by kicking dads to the curb?...
24 October 2006, BBC News Online
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Black women 'also cause splits'
Black women are "hugely responsible" for the family breakdown which fuels crime, MPs have been told...
12 October 2006, Reuters Health
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Whole Grains Cut Diabetes Risk For Black Women
Black women who eat plenty of magnesium-rich foods, especially whole grains, may lower their risk of developing...
12 October 2006, The Times Online
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Pursuit by black woman judge brought racist lout to justice
When a legal messenger launched a torrent of racial abuse at a driver sitting in her car in Central London...
11 October 2006, The Sun Online
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Thandie's shock at 'black' Angie
THANDIE NEWTON was amazed when she learned ANGELINA JOLIE is to play a black woman in her latest film...
23 September 2006, The Guardian Online
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Black beauty
After five glorious years, it's time to hang up my makeup brush...
17 September 2006, Times Online
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Judge's mother sues her for libel
One of Britain’s most high-profile black women judges is facing a writ...
12 September 2006, Black Information Link
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Double whammy for working women
One black woman has vowed never to allow another racist or sexist remark said against her again...
6 September 2006, Society Guardian
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Absent voices
Mixed race is the UK's fastest growing ethnic minority group, idealised by the media as the exotic, 'acceptable face' of diversity...
3 September 2006, Times Online
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It’s a black day for serious drama
Are black people utterly useless at everything, and a source of dysfunction, crime and misery in British society?...
9 August 2006, Reuters/Scotsman
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MTV draws fire for cartoon of black women on leash
A new MTV cartoon depicting black women squatting on all fours tethered to leashes and defecating on the floor is drawing fire from several prominent African Americans who call the episode degrading....
8 August 2006, Guardian Unlimited
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Let's reclaim the f-word
"We need to harness the beginnings of a third wave of feminism. A unified movement must include those who feminism has failed to reach in the past, such as men, many ethnic minority women, working-class women, and young women..."
2 August 2006, Society Guardian
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'Don't you want to know why I'm bleeding?'
An assault by a white neighbour on a Muslim woman in London has shown just how difficult it can be for victims of alleged racist attacks....
24 July 2006, Telegraph.co.uk
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Fears over drive to cut black teenage pregnancies
Government plans to target girls from black and ethnic minorities in an attempt to reduce teenage pregnancy rates need to be pursued "sensitively"....
5 July 2006, BBC News Online
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Singer attacks 'degrading' images
Soul singer Jill Scott has branded the portrayal of black women in pop music lyrics and videos "degrading"....
7 June 2006, Medical News Today
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Premenopausal Black Women Have Twice Risk Of Aggressive Breast Cancer
A new study found that pre-menopausal black women have twice the risk of developing a more aggressive form of breast cancer than other women...
7 June 2006, www.itv.com
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Naomi: 'more black models needed'
Catwalk queen Naomi Campbell has hit out at the fashion industry for not using enough ethnically diverse models...
1 May 2006, New Criminologist
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No place like home
An adopted Nigerian woman's view of her identity.
30 April 2006, Daily Telegraph
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US academic attacks Britain's hidden 'white supremacy'
By James Langton
White supremacy is "alive and well in Britain", according to one of America's leading black academics...
12 April 2006, Medical News Today (USA)
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Hormone Use Linked To Increased Breast Cancer Risk Among Black Women
Hormone therapy appears to be associated with increased risk of breast cancer among black women...
10 April 2006, The Guardian
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A question of role models
by Amina Taylor
Black women are stereotyped in British films, so it's a relief to find one who calls the shots - even if she is violent
7 April 2006, The Independent
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'Non-white women 'less likely to get jobs'
by Alan Jones
Black and Asian women are more likely to be out of work and have more problems finding a suitable job than white women, research has found.
6 April 2006, BBC News
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'Minority women's double whammy'
Ethnic minority women face a "double whammy" of discrimination in the job market, a TUC report suggests.
6 April 2006, The Guardian
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It's open season on black women, but this glut of negative press smacks of ignorance and inequality
by Hannah Pool
Sometimes it is indeed hard to be a woman. Right now, however, it is doubly hard to be a black woman, especially one who reads newspapers or, heaven forbid, happens to be remotely newsworthy...