Monthly Archives: November 2004

30 Nov

World AIDS Day 2004

Many women and girls are vulnerable to HIV because of the high-risk behavior of others. This year’s World AIDS Campaign, with the strapline ‘Have you heard me today?,’ seeks to raise awareness about, and help address, the many issues affecting women and girls around HIV and AIDS.

03 Nov

Hip-Hop’s Divas Should Give Thanks

Nikki Giovanni probably gets heartburn each time she sees Lil Kim’s pasties. Julia de Burgos’s spirit must rumble in her grave with every mention of Jackie-O or Foxy Brown’s couchies.
Angela Davis, Sonia Sanchez, Celia Cruz, Maya Angelou, Lolita Lebron, strong intelligent women, poets, activists, who have open the paths for hip-hop’s divas, must frown [...]