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Black women in the media

Black women in the media and popular culture

Congress Demands U.S. Army Grooming Standards to Change

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source by Devri Velazquez On Tuesday, March 27th, 2014 we published an article titled Are the Proposed Army Changes Discriminatory to Women With Natural Hair?. This post outlined the new regulations the U.S. Army's AR 670-1 created on natural hair.  Read On!>>> The Congressional Black Caucus recently penned a letter to Secretary Charles Hagel of the U.S. Department of Defense…
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Are the Proposed Army Changes (AR 607-1) Discriminatory to Women with Natural Hair?

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by Tia of www.naturallyfitandfab.com Thursday, March 19th, new army regulations as it relates to grooming and appearance were leaked online. The leaked information included a PowerPoint, Army Regulation 670-1 leader training, with explicit details and pictures explaining the new polices. Many of the new guidelines directly affect African American women in the Army. Updated Female Grooming Standards include the following: Clarifies…
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On the Couch with Jada Pinkett Smith

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The CN reader that's heading to the red carpet tomorrow is... Kieran Windley @CitifiedKay  Congrats!!! Say hi to Jada and Angela for me! Hola chicas! Yesterday I had the rare opportunity and honor to speak with the talented and brilliant actor/director, Jada Pinkett Smith.  This entertainment legend, who I assume rocks an 'S' on her chest beneath her ultra chic…
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