Well, we’ve reached the end of yet another week, and while we’re a little bit sad today is officially the last day of summer, we’re buoyed by the fact that our sisters across the globe are getting it in and making great strides in every aspect of society.

While most media outlets don’t take the time to shine a light on our accomplishments–choosing only to focus on sensationalized negative moments–we here at CLUTCH want to take a little time to highlight a few of the wonderful news involving black women.

1: Keija Minor becomes the first person of color to be editor-in-chief of a Condé Nast publication. Minor, former EIC at Uptown­, snagged the top spot at Brides, shattering the all-white glass ceiling. Congrats! {WWD}

2: Black women are leading the fight against voter suppression. Many GOP-controlled states across the country have instituted strict voter ID laws aimed at making voting more difficult. These laws will disproportionately affect elderly and minority voters, but black women are fighting back. During this year’s Congressional Black Caucus meeting, Michelle Obama and others are speaking about the political engagement and financial prowess of black women. {The AP}

3: Jeanette Jenkins, in-demand celebrity trainer, scored a new makeover show on BET. The show will pair Jenkins with people who are looking to get in shape and change their lives. Although the show will include a few celeb drop-ins, Jenkins says it will show viewers how to get into shape using things they already have in their homes. {All Hip hop}

4: Maud Chifamba, a 14-year-old orphaned teen in Zimbabwe overcame the odds and is now attending college! After her parents died, Maud says she knew she had to work harder. Now, the youngster is attending the University of Zimbabwe and pursuing her bachelors degree. Her dream? She wants to be an accountant, and based on her determination thus far, I’m sure she’ll make it. {CNN}

5: Ketanji Brown Jackson just became the second black women nominated to the D.C. federal court in the past 30 years. Jackson, a U.S. Sentencing Commission member, was nominated by President Obama and would become the second full judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia if she is confirmed by Congress. {Washington Post}

Heard a positive story about black women this week? Share it! 

Photo cred: The Associated Press

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Chris Lighty, Manager of Hip-Hop Stars, Dies at 44 – Our hearts and prayers go out to Lighty and his family. He was a pioneer and most certainly will be missed. {NY Times}

South Africa Charges Miners With Murder – Weeks after South African police shot and killed 34 miners during a labor strike, the country has charged 270 miners arrested during the strike under an “Roman-Dutch common purpose law often used under apartheid.” Activists are protesting the decision and calling for President Zuma’s resignation. {Washington Post}

Bonnie Greer: ‘TV needs to wake up to minorities or end up in a museum’ – Even UK TV is having an issue with diversity. This is one reason I love web series (especially UK ones) so very much. {The Independent}

Texas voter ID law struck down by federal judges – Let’s hope other measures to block the vote fail as well. {USA Today}

RuPaul First Drag Queen in ‘Female Force’ Comic Book Series – WERK! {Jezebel}

Angolans Vote Amid Rising Discontent – Despite rising conflicts, Angolans headed to the polls for only the second time since 1992! {Wall Street Journal}

Adviser: Romney thought Clint Eastwood was ‘funny’ – He might be the only one. {USA Today}

Randy Jackson reportedly no longer an ‘American Idol’ judge – Guess the Dawg is out. {theGrio}

BONUS: Actress Jennifer Lewis is coming to a web series near you. If the theme song is any indication, this should be FUN!

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Today we celebrate the life of Michael Joseph Jackson. It seems crazy that he’s dead, but his music will always live on!

Prince, Paris Jackson in Gary to mark pop star’s birthday – Glad they’re going back to Gary to celebrate their pop. {Fox News}

Fla. appeals court orders new judge for Zimmerman trial – Looks like he got his way. {USA Today}

Obama answers questions on Reddit AMA – read his full answers – How cool is it that you can ask the President of the United States via social media? {CBS News}

Economy in U.S. Grew More in Second Quarter Than First Estimated – Is the economy bouncing back for good? How will it affect the upcoming election? {Bloomberg}

Chocolate may protect the brain from stroke – YES! Another reason to indulge! {BBC}

Boris & Nicole Dish On ‘How To Make Love Work’ In Rolling Out Magazine – Aren’t they just the cutest? {NecoleBitchie}

Hilariously Awful Pier 1 Training Video Includes Bad Acting, Rapping and Shitty Furniture – A little something to lighten the mood. {Jezebel}

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No warm-up today, it’s hot enough outside! Here are a few things we didn’t cover today, but totally thought you should know.

Boehner Says Out Loud He Hopes Blacks and Latinos ‘Won’t Show Up’ This Election – I’m glad they’re not even pretending anymore. {Yahoo}

Reagan Gomez Debuts Her New Webseries “Almost Home” + Trey Songz Urges Fans To VOTE – One to watch? {theYBF}

New Will.i.am Song to Broadcast From Mars – Umm, really? {NY Times}

The Republican Convention Sets Its Course Far Right – This should be interesting. Instead of moving to the center to sway independent voters, Mitt Romney is tacking to the right. {Huffington Post}

New Anti-Obama Movie Already #2 Documentary of 2012 – Some people just love a good conspiracy theory, eh? {Hollywood.com}

Highest-Paid Celebrities: Forbes List Ranks Oprah, Hollywood Directors Highest – Oprah, still gets it in. {Huffington Post}

Bonus: From the folks behind ‘Sh*t Black Girls Say,’ here’s Songs Black Girls Sing. Funny?

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It’s Monday and I don’t want to waste any time. So here are a few things we didn’t cover, but totally thought you should know.

Tropical Storm Gains Strength Moving Toward Coast – Our thoughts are with our Clutchettes & Gents in the path of Hurricane Issac. Stay safe out there! {NY Times}

Nicole “Hoopz” Alexander CONFIRMS SPLIT From Former NBA Baller Shaquille O’Neal! – Aww, man. Oddly enough, I actually liked them as a couple. {theYBF}

iPad Mini To Debut After iPhone 5 – Wait, wouldn’t a mini-iPad just be an iPhone? {Information Week}

Smoking marijuana regularly as a teen may lower IQ scores as an adult – In other news, water is wet. {CBS News}

Michelle Obama & Oprah Named in Forbes 100 Most Powerful Women List – Were we expecting something less? {Essence}

Chris Matthews Unloads on Republican Boss Over ‘Race Card’ – Sometimes you gotta love a good, old fashioned, Chris Matthews smackdown. #Pow {Gawker}

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We’ve finally made it to Friday; let’s celebrate! But first, check out a few things we didn’t talk about but totally thought you should know.

Fear of a Black President – If you haven’t read Ta-Nehisi Coates’ essay for The Atlantic you need it. It’s AMAZING. {The Atlantic}

USHER RAYMOND’S EX-WIFE LOSES CUSTODY WAR – This is ugly, but my heart truly goes out to Tameka Raymond. She’s had a rough couple of months. {TMZ}

NYPD: 16 bullets fired at gunman Jeffrey Johnson outside Empire State Building – Our thoughts and prayers also go out to the victims of the Empire State Building shooting. {Newsday}

Romney birth certificate remark rekindles Obama controversy – He just couldn’t leave it alone, eh? {Reuters}

Syrian rebels try win the hearts of countrymen – Looks like the rebels are winning the hearts of their people. The Assad regime is in trouble. {The AP}

SNEAK PEEK: Gabby Douglas REVEALS To Oprah How She Dealt With BULLYING – Another must-see Oprah interview! Can’t wait. {theYBF}

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Did you know today is International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition? Me either. Here are a few more things we didn’t talk about today, but thought you should know.

Rodney King death ruled accidental – The coroner’s office ruled King’s death accidental but found several illegal drugs in his system. {Fox News}

Syrian Capital Under Siege – Things in Syria just went from bad to worse. {Voice of America}

Thieves target iPhone, Android phone users – If you’re in Florida, watch out. Thieves are snatching phones. {WKMG Orlando}

Red Vines black licorice recalled due to high levels of lead – I’ve never met anyone who liked black licorice, but in case you do…you might want to stop eating it. {ABC News}

D’Angelo Covers UPTOWN + Estelle Rocks SHEEN + Towanda Braxton’s New Photoshoot – D’Angelo is looking quite dapper on the cover of Uptown. Love it! {theYBF}

Winning words: From bumfreezer to xi – Are you addicted to Words With Friends? Add a few more winning words to your repertoire. {BBC}

Venus and Serena Against the World – When I grow up, I want a body like Serena! {New York Times Magazine}

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Another busy day around these parts, Clutchettes. Here are a few things we didn’t cover today, but thought you should know.

Why do African presidents keep dying? – Five leaders of African nations have died in the past years…what’s up with that? {Daily Maverick}

Pearl Cleage, Ayoka Chenzira Talk Their New Partnership That Will Bring Cleage’s Novels To Screen – Yes! Black books coming to a theater near you? I can dig it! {Shadow & Act}

Get Ready For Season 3 Of “Single Ladies” + “R&B Divas” SETS Ratings RECORD For TV One – Networks giving the fans what they want, eh? {theYBF}

Man Arrested for Locking Himself in American Airlines Cockpit – Umm, why’d he go and do that? {ABC News}

Charged: Man accused of threatening president – A man who sent a threatening email to the FBI general email box regarding President Obama has been arrested. {KOMO}

South African mining unrest spreads – Oh, dear. Let’s continue to pray for our brothers and sister in South Africa. {Washington Post}

Infants given antibiotics could become overweight kids – I’m beginning to think that everything makes us fat or gives us cancer. {CBC}

The Champ Is Here – Olympic golden girl Gabby Douglas snagged the September 3rd cover of JET. #Fierce! {Jet Magazine}

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Here are a few things we didn’t cover today, but thought you should know.

Akin rebuffs Romney, Republican, calls to quit Senate race – So, looks like Congressman Legitimate Rape is staying in the race? Hopefully voters will find him unworthy for the Senate. {Reuters}

GOP lawmaker: Virtually impossible to get AIDS through heterosexual sex – Oh, the stupidity. What year is it again? {The Raw Story}

Lil’ Scrappy Explains Why HE Believes He Has BIPOLAR DISORDER…Then Makes A Song About It – Well, if he’s serious about speaking out about his mental health issues, then I’m all for it. Ya feel me? But if he’s using bipolar disorder just to sell records? Well…that’s whack! {theYBF}

Jada Pinkett Smith Joins Instagram, Shares Old School Pictures – The Smiths are such a cute family! {Essence}

Ron Paul picks up 17 Republican convention delegates in Louisiana compromise – He’s still at it? {Washington Post}

Mom beats children’s football coach over molestation allegations – While I don’t condone taking the law into your own hands, if he did molest her sons, I can’t say that I’m mad at her. {theGrio}

Meles Zenawi death: Ethiopia ‘stable’, says government – Let’s hope it remains that way. {BBC}

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Republican Source: Akin Moving To Withdraw – Looks like Mr. “Legitimate Rape” is getting out of the race. Good idea. {Buzzfeed}

Somalia Olympic runner ‘drowns trying to reach Europe’ – Wow…just wow. {the BBC}

Shooting of handcuffed Chavis Carter ruled suicide – This still sounds so wrong on every level. {Jet}

Solange Knowles Shows Off Her Brooklyn Home In Elle – Solo continues to shine as a style maven. We love it! {NecoleBitchie}

Augusta, home of the Masters, admits first female members – Condi Rice is one of two women admitted to Augusta. {Reuters}

We May Not Like What Rihanna Says About Chris Brown, But We’d Better Listen – I know I wrote about Rihanna today, but this was definitely a good read. {Jezebel}

THIS JUST IN: Will Nicki Minaj Become The New “American Idol” Judge? – Oh, dear. Will Roman sit in, too? {theYBF}

Obama warns Assad of US military action in Syria – In a press briefing today the President said if Assad used chemical or biological weapons against his people there would be “enormous consequences.” Let’s hope things don’t continue to escalate. {The Telegraph}

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