black women

"When you show up for your community, they’ll show up for you a thousand times over."

These influential women used literature to challenge societal norms.

In 1906, Barbara Pope refused to give up her seat on a segregated train.

White feminism continues to fail us. It can't be our burden to convince white women otherwise.

Angela Alsobrooks of Maryland and Lisa Blunt Rochester of Delaware won their races.

Plus, the release date and trailer for this tale of trailblazing women of color during World War II.

Here's what it takes to play pretty mas, from production to execution.

The actress is calling for 'industry-wide' protection of Black entertainers.

Social media is dissecting the South African singer's racial identity—again.

Francesca Amewudah-Rivers is the latest Black woman to face racist hate because of her success — and it's a sadly predictable pattern.

“The willingness to see Black women as political superheroes makes it harder for us to be leaders.”

“Will I ever catch a glimpse of myself and the culture I love on TV again?”

The new California system wants to bring more attention to missing Black youth and women.

“I was looking for people like myself who thought and believed and aspired.”

Simone Leigh's “Loophole of Retreat” at the Venice Biennale was transformative.

The Brittany Clardy Act was just introduced by Representatives Ilhan Omar and Bonnie Watson Coleman.

Hazel Scott was labeled a communist for her advocacy.

Ruth E. Carter on Blackness, boldness and costuming history.

Black women and girls deserve safety, and one woman's lies do not change that.

Only 0.6% of neurosurgeons in the country are Black women.