n the 40 years since I was the first woman of color to appear on the cover of AmericanVogue, things in the fashion realm have gone through a world of change. And yet at the same time — unfortunately — many things have remained the same.
On this episode of Conversations, we chat with chef and Food Network’s America’s Best Cook contestant, Nikki Belle. She tells us how the culinary world has shaped her life, her dreams, and is a reflection of love.
“You have to make sure you’re in the room and in the conversation,” Hill said. “Both of us took that path to promote up to influence the conversation.”
As one of the few African-Americans in her law school class, Paulette Brown noticed career counselors steering her and other black students toward legal service or public defender jobs assisting the poor, instead of more prestigious jobs in big law firms. But she refused to go down that path, eventually serving as in-house counsel for several Fortune 500 companies.
Oklahoma City police officer Daniel Ken Holtzclaw was released from jail Friday as he faces charges for allegedly sexually assaulting 7 different African American women while he was on duty. Among the claims against him are forcible rape, burglary, and felonious stalking.
Although black people only make up 13 percent of the nation’s population, black women have a higher obesity demographic than any other group.
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