From Hollywood to Silicon Valley, Black women earn less despite driving innovation. Here's why closing the wage gap benefits ...

African American women march in a Labor Day parade in 1960 Credit: ElizabethForMA on Flickr, under Creative Commons (CC BY-NC 2.0). (WOMENSENEWS)–Today, African American women can stand proudly on the ...

Oxford University Press has announced a large-scale study that will culminate in the Oxford Dictionary of African American English, the brainchild of historian Henry Louis Gates that will focus on ...

The survey reveals that almost a quarter, at 24 percent, of US women spend more than $100 in hair salons. African American women spend the most money, with 36 percent spending more than $100 at ...

PENNSAUKEN, N.J. (WPVI) -- The first African American woman to serve as mayor was sworn in on Tuesday night in Pennsauken Township. "I'm feeling really excited," said Nicole Roberts speaking to ...