BBN Editors: We honor a trooper in the often challenging world of news-journalism for journalists of color. Whether you are a journalist or a consumer of news and information, the life and death of Vivian Aplin-Brownlee deserves our attention.
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Vivian Aplin-Brownlee, 61; Former Post Editor Had Smelled Scandal
October 31, 2007 by Patricia Sullivan, Washington Post
The Black Woman's HIV/AIDS Awareness Quiz
February 07, 2007 by WriterRuth (View Source)
Does your lifestyle put you at risk for HIV/AIDS? Are you in danger of becoming an HIV/AIDS statistic because of something you don’t know about how this disease is transmitted? Before you say “no,” take The Black Woman’s HIV/AIDS Awareness Quiz designed by infidelity expert Ruth Houston, founder of InfidelityAdvice. com and author of Is He Cheating on You? – 829 Telltale Signs, and the Down Low Dozen tip sheet. You’ll be surprised to learn how vulnerable you really are.
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Mothers At War: The Challenges Women Face When Leaving Children
November 24, 2006 by editor (View Source)
When war started in Iraq, a generation of U. S. women became involved as never before -- in a wider-than-ever array of jobs, for long deployments, in a conflict with daily bloodshed. More than 155,000 women have served in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Among their ranks are more than 16,000 single mothers, according to the Pentagon, a number that military experts say is unprecedented. More...
Voces Latinas gives women with HIV voice
October 13, 2006 by editor (View Source)
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(NY) -- Two extraordinary women doing their part to curb the AIDS crisis in the Latina immigrant community.
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African-American women step up in business world
October 12, 2006 by editor (View Source)
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Are you ready to take that leap of faith and start your own business or work as an independent contractor? . . . . . More...