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

Women health care providers assigned to transcendental meditation vs. usual treatment had better burnout and anxiety scores ...

North Carolina native Bessie Stringfield made eight cross-country trips solo on a motorcycle. She was the first African American woman to accomplish this feat.

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The U.S. Mint has issued new quarters celebrating the contributions of African American women. Ida B. Wells, Maya Angelou, Bessie Coleman, and Pauli Murray are featured.

The Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery will present “From Shadow to Substance: Grand-Scale Portraits During Photography’s Formative Years” June 20 through June 7, 2026. Drawing from the museum’s ...

MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - The first African American woman to serve as the United States Secretary of Labor Alexis Herman died at the age of 77 on Friday. As a Mobile native, family and friends in the ...

Installation view of "In Slavery’s Wake: Making Black Freedom in the World" at the National Museum of African American History and Culture. (Dontez Henderson/National Museum of African American ...

She became the first African American woman in South Carolina to earn a medical license and passionately advocated for improved healthcare for African Americans, particularly focusing on children.

She became the first African American woman in South Carolina to earn a medical license and passionately advocated for improved healthcare for African Americans, particularly focusing on children.

Black women's group mobilizes to support companies valuing diversity and inclusion, staging a 'buycott' at Costco in Arlington, VA.

As the first African American woman to be ordained as a rabbi, Denver Rabbi Alysa Uriel Stanton's journey is one of determination, faith, and unwavering strength.