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		<title>&#8216;Creamy Crack&#8217; — Why Relaxers Are Still Being Pushed on Black Women</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Linda Villarosa spent a year going to the root of the hair relaxer problem. Here are takeaways on why Black women are being harmed — and what's being done.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Martin Luther King: &#8216;Let My People Vote&#8217;</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[During a 1965 speech in Montgomery, Alabama, the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. said, “The Civil Rights Act of 1964 gave Negroes some part of their rightful dignity, but without the vote it was dignity without strength.” King, who fought relentlessly for the Voting Rights Act along with his wife, Coretta Scott King, would [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Black Women’s History in the Making</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Feb 2020 17:16:06 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[This year, 2020, for Black History Month, Fierce for Black Women.com is celebrating women who are making history every day by serving their communities or working in other ways bring about positive change in the world. We will feature a history maker each week this month. ]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Sweet Talk — Discuss Michelle Obama&#8217;s Memoir &#8220;Becoming&#8221; Over Dessert</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 03 Feb 2019 16:37:56 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Women have been wanting to talk about Becoming over and over again. Some have given the book or received it as gifts over and over again. Here&#8217;s your chance to share what resonated with you — or what didn&#8217;t — in the company of your sisters over delectable desserts and beverages that are available for purchase from 3 [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<pubDate>Sun, 03 Feb 2019 06:54:16 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Getting together with friends and family? Here are some super fast and easy snacks that you can make at the last minute — especially if you&#8217;re the last-minute host. They&#8217;re perfect for a Super Bowl party or anti-Super Bowl gathering for those who are boycotting the New Orleans Saints last-minute &#8220;loss&#8221; in the lead-up to [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Black Music: Then and Now</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[As Black Music Month ends, let&#8217;s reminisce on some of the musical contributions made by African-Americans. Established by President Jimmy Carter in 1979, Black Music Month was founded on the eve of the R&#38;B/Soul Era. R&#38;B/Soul music, arguably pioneered by African-Americans, combined classic funk era vibes with powerful vocals over smooth electronic beats. Black artists [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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					<description><![CDATA[Congratulations to Lupita Nyong&#146;o for winning Best Supporting Actress for her role in 12 Years a Slave during the 86th Annual Academy Awards. The Mexico-born Kenyan actress has dazzled us with her now iconic style and grace this awards season. But Nyong&#146;o has not only captivated the media, she has inspired dark-skinned girls everywhere to [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>#Trending: Fierce Stuff to Launch Your 2014 Calendar</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Take a break; you deserve it! Here are people, places and things worth a busy woman’s time. In January … &#8230; Honor the legacy of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., who was born on Jan. 15, 1929. (See below.) &#8230; Go out and play! If it&#8217;s snowing outside or you&#8217;re traveling to wintery [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>#Trending: Fierce Stuff for December</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Yanick Rice Lamb]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Dec 2013 17:39:59 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Take a break; you deserve it! Here are people, places and things worth a busy woman&#146;s time. In December &#133; &#8230; Visit the Christmas tree at Rockefeller Center, and go ice skating. The tree, topped with a 9 &#189;-foot-wide Swarovski star and dotted with 45,000 lights, will be on view until 11 p.m. Jan. 7. [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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