Centuries of racism, along with the harmful strong Black woman stereotype — that Black women are more resilient and inherently stronger than white women — have had catastrophic effects on the ...

For Black women, the process of maintaining their hair can be fraught. To tame texture or curls, many women spend long hours in a stylist’s chair or subject their hair to harsh chemical relaxers to ...

But for many Americans, particularly Black women, the reality is more sobering: the future may not be as financially secure as we hope. A new survey by BlackRock reveals a stark truth—most ...

This is especially significant for African American women, who are poised to suffer the worst outcomes of six-week abortion bans in places like Georgia and Texas, since Black women account for an ...

In a legal settlement stemming from a right-wing lawsuit, the Fearless Fund, an investment group geared toward women of color, has agreed to end its grant program for Black women. The news ...

Waves of emotion washed over DeJuana Thompson as she stood in the convention hall in Chicago last month watching Vice President Kamala Harris become the first Black woman nominated for the ...

Can't get all of them.... Former President Donald Trump released a new video, “I’m Not With Her,” featuring a montage of Black women who claim they won’t be voting for Vice President ...

When the former president isn’t slinging shoes at Sneaker Con or giving a downright offensive speech at the Black Conservative Federation, he is recruiting Black women to speak on his behalf.

Black women are about 40% more likely to die of breast cancer than White women, but new research is showing this applies to all forms of the disease — and examines why. In the study, published ...

It was a resounding success on nearly every account—except for one conspicuous problem. No Black woman served as a main speaker during the commencement. Some women were featured in various other ...

Copy space. *An Atlanta venture capital fund has ceased running a grant program for small businesses owned by Black women as part of a settlement in a lawsuit brought by an anti-affirmative action ...

The Fearless Fund, a venture capital initiative dedicated to investing in women of color, has terminated its Strivers Grant Contest for Black women business owners. This decision comes after a ...