You are five times more likely to be killed by your abuser if your abuser can get their hands on a gun. That`s not a small problem.

Therapists are less likely to perceive a black woman as sad; instead they see her as angry or anxious.

I do think that we have to be careful not to assume that getting a perm or wearing a blonde wig is a desire for whiteness. It may or may not be. Listen, I live in a poor black neighborhood where women wear blue hair, green hair, and all kinds of stuff. So, I simply see it as a different set of choices.

Undoubtedly, the biggest influence on my life is my mom, followed pretty closely by my dad.

Popular films are so powerful and compelling that it's often easier to accept their versions of history than the much more complicated true stories.

In the 1990s, Michael Jordan was the preeminent athlete in the country. And when the product with his name on it seemed to be linked to crime and violence in poor communities, many called on him to address it. They asked him to weigh in on robberies, on kids robbed for their high-priced Air Jordan sneakers. But he wouldn`t.

Stereotypes work to help divide women from recognizing their common interests.