COLORLINES: BLACK WOMEN AND THE FUTURE OF HIV

February 10, 2011 Colorlines.com Direct | Published by the Applied Research Center

How Microbicides Could Forever Change HIV for Black Women

Akiba Solomon, Colorlines.com’s new gender blogger, looks at how a new scientific victory could transform women’s lives.

Also: Ongoing Coverage of HIV/AIDS at 30.

Anti-Abortion Bills Surging Through Capitol Hill—and States, Too

Miriam Zoila Pérez says the real anti-abortion battle is happening at the state level. In all cases, women of color lose the most.

Also: Planned Parenthood Hit in ACORN-Style Sting

A “Mixed-Race” Nation Isn’t the Same as a Post-Race One

Dom Apollon explains what a buzz-making New York Times story left out.

Nobody’s Smiling About the Pepsi MAX “Angry Black Woman” Ad
The Pepsi ad was meant to be funny; the black blogesphere says, “Not so much.”Media Declares Race War in Halle Berry’s Custody Battle
The actress cites the one-drop rule, saying that her toddler daughter is black. The daughter’s father, who’s white, disagrees.

New Orleans Council Votes to Shrink City’s Jail Size
Activists claim victory in the city’s move to approve a third fewer beds in new facility.

Doctor’s Orders: Send Undocumented Patient to Mexico
Maria Sanchez has a banana-sized tumor in her back. But that didn’t stop a Texas hospital from giving her the boot because of her legal status.

13 States Introduce Useless Bills to Ban Sharia Law
Let the unchecked and unnecessary hysteria continue.