How Black Women’s Equal Pay Day Underscores A Wage Gap That Continues To Persist

Black Women’s Equal Pay Day falls on July 21 this year, marking how far into 2026 Black women must work to earn what white, ...

Black Girl Vitamins Debuts 'The Visit,' A Short Film Exploring How Black Women Go Unheard In Healthcare

During Black Maternal Mental Health Week, Black Girl Vitamins, a Chicago-based wellness brand, released a film that examines ...

Black woman given a "white male name"—here’s how it changed her career

"You can never keep a smart, educated woman down. She’s going to get in that room no matter what," Christopher Stewart, 40, ...

Betye Saar, artist who shattered stereotypes of Black women, dies at 99

She achieved art world stardom at 93, when she had simultaneous solo exhibitions in New York and California.
Yahoo

Mary McLeod Bethune, known as the ‘First Lady of Negro America,’ also sought to unify the African diaspora

When I first landed an internship as an archives technician at the Mary McLeod Bethune Council House-National Historic Site – the D.C. home of the woman who founded Bethune-Cookman University – I didn ...

Black women’s equal pay day hits different when everyone is worried about keeping a job

Black Women’s Equal Pay Day has arrived when job loss, systemic failings, rising living costs, and more threaten its progress ...
Forbes

Black Women Struggle To Be Liked By The World. Here’s Why

There is a legacy of impunity that society has repeatedly directed toward Black women. That legacy supports the notion that Black women are incapable of feeling pain and when they do, there is an ...
Vogue

African Women Were at the Center of Pop Music in 2024—Where Will They Go in 2025?

Thinking back on the biggest cultural moments of 2024, it’s hard to ignore the many African women who were at the center of it all. Over the past decade, global African music has been dominated by ...
The Root on MSN

‘Resilient, But Not Invincible’: New Poll Highlights the Economic Realities and Hope of Black Women

Partnering with The Root, the NCBCP and Black Women’s Roundtable released the 10th annual “Power of the Sister Vote” poll, ...
The Nation Newspaper

First Lady celebrates African women, girls

The First Lady Senator Oluremi Tinubu has joined millions around the world in commemorating the International Day of Women and Girls of African Descent, paying glowing tribute to their resilience, ...
Opinion

Black women academics in my study said their main allies were White men – what this reveals

Universities have a role in challenging the status quo on issues such as gender, race, nationality and sexuality. But all too often, they replicate societal inequalities. For example, a recent study ...