The rate is now equivalent to White women’s during the bleakest moments of the Great Recession.

Black women have long been celebrated for their educational achievements, but does the narrative still hold true that they are the “most educated” in 2025? Recent data suggests that Black women are ...

The number of immigrant workers in the United States is declining. According to preliminary Census Bureau data analyzed by the Pew Research Center, more than 1.2 million immigrants left the labor ...

If 2025 taught us anything, it is a familiar truth Black women know well: seats are not promised, titles are temporary, and adaptability is not optional. With the erasure of DEI efforts, mandates to ...

In 1993, one of us began a prestigious internship at a federal agency. During orientation, a lineup of high-ranking officials, nearly all White, save one person of color, addressed the interns. When ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I am a cable news contributor and professor of journalism. “300,000 Black women have left the American workforce in three months.” ...

Black female professionals have seen a steep drop in employment over the last year. They are turning to each other for pep ...

In a world being rapidly reshaped by artificial intelligence, political rollbacks, and widening wage gaps, a dynamic panel of Black women leaders gathered at the 2025 Essence Festival of Culture to ...

Black women face a continuum of inequity that shape who advances, who is extracted, and who endures the costs of ...