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

Since Edward Burtynsky’s birth in Ontario, Canada, in 1955, the Earth’s population has roughly tripled, and its economy has ...

I thought of Piper last week when The New York Times revealed that Zohran Mamdani, the surprise winner of New York City’s ...

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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 ...

Yemen’s Houthi rebels on Monday alleged a U.S. airstrike hit a prison holding African migrants, killing at least 68 people and wounding 47 others.

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 ...

Women with African ancestry have often been left out of breast cancer studies. Now scientists are catching up ...

Few studies have illustrated how racism influences Black women’s use of reproductive health care services. This article presents findings of a collaborative study conducted by a research team ...

Shanelle Scales-Preston took the oath of office Tuesday as Contra Costa County's new District 5 supervisor, becoming the first African American woman elected to the county's Board of Supervisors.