It is essential to cease misrepresenting Black people, appropriating Black creativity and thousands of years of contributions ...

*The “BW post your pic” prompt that keeps popping up on X/Twitter like a roach with Wi-Fi is back — and this time, the stakes are way higher than bruised egos or bad lighting. According to a bubbling ...

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This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Two Black pregnant women delivered in crisis after hospitals delayed emergency care, with one giving birth on an ...

The US labor market has weakened over the course of the year as hiring has stalled across many industries. The national unemployment rate has ratcheted higher in the process, hitting 4.4% in September ...

Masonia Traylor folded into a ball in the corner of the patient room. "No," the 23-year-old screamed, over and over again. She was HIV-positive. It came as a surprise to the now 38-year-old from ...

A new bill will head to Congress to prevent women from being turned away or sent home from a hospital while in active labor, after a video circulated of a Black woman writhing in pain at an Indiana ...

CHESAPEAKE, Va. — Nine Black women who witnessed an altercation at a Chesapeake restaurant say they were discriminated against and wrongfully removed earlier this month, prompting them to consider ...

Michelle Obama claimed her role as the first Black woman to be first lady was "confining," especially in her fashion choices. While discussing her new book "The Look" on her podcast Wednesday, Obama ...

Tanya Myers and Ashley Price are on a mission to tackle divides in health care service delivery and access for Black women and girls. The duo founded Baltimore-based Shaping Health Equity (SHE) in ...

Detroit mayoral candidate Mary Sheffield arrives to cast her ballot with family, friends and supporters at the Horatio Williams Foundation voting site in Detroit on Nov. 4, 2025. Sheffield defeated ...

The federal indictment of New York’s attorney general centers on a home she purchased for a relative. It is an act that rings deeply familiar to many. By Troy Closson and Jeffery C. Mays To some Black ...