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Multi-Millionaire CEO Set to Inspire 1,000’s of Black Women Entrepreneurs at the 2024 Sistahs in Business Expo Tour

The Sistahs in Business Expo (SIB Expo) is thrilled to announce Jesseca "Judy" Dupart, renowned entrepreneur and visionary behind the multi-million dollar brand Kaleidoscope Hair Products, as the Keynote Speaker for its 2024 Sistahs in Business Expo Tour. Celebrating its seventh year, the SIB Expo continues to serve as the ultimate destination for celebrating entrepreneurial prowess among women of color.This year, the tour’s theme is “The Year of Collaboration” and includes two stops: the Northeast Expo & Pitch Competition in […]

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Meet the Millionaire Maker for Black Women in Corporate America

Women's leadership expert and executive coach, Christy Rutherford has assisted her clients with getting over $14 million in salary raises since 2020, with seven Black women receiving seven-figure compensation packages.Since 2020, companies have touted their commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion and spent approximately $7.5 billion on related efforts. However, despite the increase in efforts, the progress to increase inclusion and diversity has been slow or nonexistent. Currently, organizations like Goldman Sachs and Bank of America are dialing back their […]

todayMarch 29, 2024 1

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Historic abortion clinic visit by Harris appeals to important voting bloc: Black and brown women

Vice President Kamala Harris did what no U.S. vice president, or even president, had ever done when she visited a Planned Parenthood clinic. The trip Thursday to the Minneapolis-St. Paul area came as part of her nationwide Fight for Reproductive Freedoms tour. “It is a powerful moment for her to lead on this issue,” said Alencia Johnson, a Democratic strategist and former Planned Parenthood staffer. As the first woman, first Black woman, and first Southeast Asian-American to serve as vice […]

todayMarch 16, 2024 1

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Donor said lawmaker makes him ‘want to hate all Black women,’ but conservatives keeping the $12M gift

LONDON (AP) — Britain’s Conservative government said Wednesday that the party does not plan to give back 10 million pounds ($12.8 million) it received in the past year from a donor who made comments about a Black lawmaker that have been condemned as racist. The government is under pressure from some of its own lawmakers to return the donation from business executive Frank Hester. He reportedly said in a 2019 company meeting that Diane Abbott, Britain’s longest-serving Black legislator, made […]

todayMarch 14, 2024

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Advocates push for privacy laws to protect women seeking abortions from criminalization

Rights advocates are pushing for privacy laws to protect pregnant women from being surveilled and criminalized for receiving abortion care. Jon McCray Jones, a policy analyst with the American Civil Liberties Union, told theGrio that women who live in states that outlaw abortions can be surveilled and criminalized for getting an abortion in states that have legalized the procedure. Alexis McGill Johnson (center), president and CEO of Planned Parenthood, advocates for safe and legal abortion during New York City’s Pride […]

todayMarch 12, 2024

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How Black women coined the ‘say her name’ rallying cry

Marjorie Taylor Greene wore a T-shirt to Thursday night’s State of the Union address that carried a seemingly simple message: Say Her Name. The hard-line Republican congresswoman from Georgia, who was decked out in a red MAGA hat and other regalia, borrowed the phrase from Black racial justice activists who have been calling attention to the extrajudicial deaths of Black women at the hands of police and vigilantes. However, Greene used the rallying cry to successfully goad President Joe Biden into saying the name […]

todayMarch 9, 2024

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More Black women cite abortion as top issue this election, poll says

WASHINGTON (AP) — More than a quarter of female Black voters describe abortion as their top issue in this year’s presidential election, a poll out Thursday from health policy research firm KFF reveals. The findings signal a significant shift from previous election years, when white, conservative evangelicals were more likely to peg abortion as their biggest priority when voting. Those voters were highly motivated in recent presidential elections to cast ballots for Donald Trump, who promised to appoint U.S. Supreme Court judges who would take […]

todayMarch 9, 2024

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Watch: ‘The Hill with April Ryan’ amplifies the voices of Black women in the conversation about a court’s IVF decision

This week, “The Hill with April Ryan” brings the voices of Black women to the national conversation on IVF after a controversial Alabama court ruling. Ryan chats with singer and reality star Candiace Dillard-Bassett and actress Keisha Knight Pulliam about the need to protect women’s reproductive freedoms. As it relates to IVF, the procedure remains out of reach for many Black and brown women as it can cost up to $15,000. Watch more on theGrio.com! Never miss a beat: Get our […]

todayMarch 8, 2024

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Alabama Supreme Court ruling that frozen embryos are children could have implications for Black women

Critics are blasting the Alabama Supreme Court for ruling that frozen embryos can be considered children under state law, which some believe will threaten the practice of in vitro fertilization (IVF). In a statement obtained by theGrio, Elisabeth Smith, director of state policy and advocacy at the Center for Reproductive Rights, said that the court’s ruling is “alarming.” “It undermines people’s ability to make decisions about their own family planning via IVF,” said Smith. “To enact legislation granting legal personhood […]

todayFebruary 21, 2024 1