Sex in the City…and the Sanctuary!?

A few years ago, HBO became the talk of the town with its original series featuring Sarah Jessica Parker in “Sex in the City.”  This particular cable show was based on a group of New York single women who were looking for love.  Each week they would get together and go out to the local [...]

Women’s Fashion– Spring Into Springtime! (GT Connext)

In the March/April 2012 issue of Gospel Today, celebrity stylist Goo Goo Atkins offered 5 must-haves to brighten up and liven up your Springtime look. We’ve put together a quick list of what to get, and where to get it. Check it out! 1. Colorful Cardigans New York & Co. has got a great collection [...]

Surgeon General: “Black women don’t exercise because they don’t want to sweat their hair out.”

While speaking on health at the recent Bronner Brothers Hair Show, the United States Surgeon General, Dr. Regina M. Benjamin told the New York Times: “Oftentimes you get women saying, ‘I can’t exercise today because I don’t want to sweat my hair back or get my hair wet.’ When you’re starting to exercise, you look for reasons not to, and sometimes the hair is one of those reasons.”

Her comments caused some in the Black community to take exception as they felt that her remarks unfairly singled out Black women.

Do you agree that Black women don’t exercise because they don’t want to sweat out their hairstyles? Ladies, speak up — what do you do with your hair when you work out?

The Balm In Gilead Celebrates Three International Denomination Women Leaders

The Balm In Gilead’s Gala celebration on March 25, 2011 at the prestigious Ritz-Carlton of McLean, Virginia honored Dr. Elnora Hamb, International President, Women’s Missionary Council of The CME Church; Dr. Barbara Shaw, International President of the Women’s Home & Oversees Missionary Society of The AMEZ Church; and, Dr. Jamesina Evans, International President Emeritus, Women’s [...]

Reader Responds: Female Pastors Is An Oxymoron!

Dear GT, If you’re looking for a “religiously correct” letter, this is not one of them. You need to listen to BET, CNN, ABC, PBS, NPR, they’re pagan to the bone. The safeguards set in motion by God are for a reason. You know the objections men and some women have about this. The constant [...]

Women in Leadership: Is Being Friendly Fatal?

Women who lead can be very effective, although there may be a number of characteristics as it relates to their personalities and leadership styles that differ from their male counterparts. Is there an unspoken rule regarding how women leaders should carry themselves? For most women being friendly, personable and reachable comes naturally. But can women [...]

Christian, Single and Lonely? Girl, Please!

A recent article has caused tempers to flare and emails to fly. The Black Church: How Black Churches Keep African American Women Single and Lonely by Deborah Cooper purports that the black church is at fault for so many black women being single and lonely; it says that black women place too much faith in [...]

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