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Bravo Docu-Series “Thicker Than Water” With the Tankard Family, Sunday, December 15
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Black Teen Pregnancy Rates Drop By 51 Percent—Thanks To Responsible Teens
As the mom of a teenage girl and another girlpie well on her way to becoming one, this news feels like the Fourth of July: the National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy says Black teen pregnancy rates fell 51 percent between 1990 and 2009.
Campaign CEO Sarah Brown says the massive drop is due to three factors: more teens are waiting to have sex; teens are reporting fewer sexual partners, and; teens are using contraception more. “In short, the credit for this remarkable national success story goes to teens themselves,” said Brown.
Still, Brown took us adults to task for not giving our kids credit, noting that nearly half of Americans “incorrectly believe the teen pregnancy rate in the U.S. has increased over the past two decades.”
This could be because at every turn, social conservatives—from the big-mouthed-but-clueless hypocrites in Congress to the loud-mouths-out-for-ratings TV and radio talking heads to your nutty neighbor next door—shout from the rooftops that American women, women of color specifically, are nothing more than promiscuous harlots sucking the system dry to support kids we can’t afford to raise. Those same mouthpieces are the ones who cheer on cuts to the federal food stamp program, welfare and Medicaid—programs that provide a safety net to our most vulnerable: children—all while spending their every waking moment trying to dismantle sexual health and reproduction programs and obliterate our lawful rights to reproductive choice.
The very face of those attacks is young Black women—teens included. So it makes sense that Americans are deluding themselves into thinking our daughters are promiscuous, fertile hookers just one hot-and-heavy sex session away from making a gang of babies. Read more…
Chris James ft. Pusha T “Love Hates Me”
DJ Premier Opens Up Gang Starr Pop Up Shop
DJ Premier Opens Up Gang Starr Holiday Pop Up Shop For The Next 20 Days
Its official! A few minutes ago, DJ Premier announced via his Facebook page the launch of the Gang Starr pop up shop which will house and sell official Gang Starr merchandise; the pop up shop will only be operational for a limited time basis (20 days). Read more…
ESSENCE.COM NAMES ASHMONT HILL ‘NEW & NEXT’
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ESSENCE ONLINE NAMES ASHMONT HILL ‘NEW & NEXT’ Click Flyer To See Their Interview & Perform “Love Lifted Me“ |
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ABOUT ASHMONT HILL: Lined with a melting pot of modern and classic designs, Boston’s historical district Ashmont Hill has long earned the adulation of admirers due to its architecturally diverse makeup. Interestingly, that very same approach of embracing innovation while revering styles past has earned contemporary Christian group ASHMONT HILL – named in honor of the Bostonian community – similar acclaim. Comprised of founding member Phil Thompson, sisters April Joy Thompson and Deborah Bullock, along with Deborah’s husband, Wil Bullock, the Boston-born, four member family act further cement this standard of variance via their newest album THE MAZE. Serving as yet another showcase of the incomparable craftsmanship of the group’s own singer/songwriter Phil Thompson, the 12-song project sees the group re-team with dynamic producer Zenzo Matoga for a captivating musical journey set to lead listeners to a destination of pure praise and worship. Read more… |
Ice Cube, Kevin Hart, and Conan Share A Lyft Car
***Tune-In Alert*** This Week on “T.D. Jakes Presents: Mind, Body & Soul” Talk About Teen Pregnancy at 2PM ET/PT
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The Industry Cosign 