The 53-year-old star, celebrated for her roles in “Empire” and “The Color Purple,” opened up about the substantial pay gap that Black women face in the...
By Narissa Harris, LMFT The topic and contents of this article may be difficult for some readers. Yet, it is of paramount importance to shed light...
By Anissa Durham, Word in Black U.S. adults reported higher levels of loneliness during the height of the pandemic. This was compounded by isolation, in-person restrictions, and...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The Miss Black America Pageant is coming back to Atlantic City to celebrate its 55th anniversary. It will be held on the Boardwalk...
Photo: Getty Images A Black student said a guidance counselor called the list of colleges she wished to attend “ambitious.” In the upcoming book “Black Women,...
Story by Holly Yan, CNN Video by Lacey Russell, CNN (CNN) — The light blanket of dust covering Charles DuBose’s black cherry motorcycle belies the grandfather’s meticulous...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The United States is the only member of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) that does not require workplaces to provide paid family...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Despite these positive trends, the report underscores that imprisonment levels remain alarmingly high nationwide, particularly for Black Americans. The authors caution that the...
By Joe W. Bowers Jr. and Edward Henderson California Black Media On Sunday, the California Black Women’s Collective (CBWC), a coalition of women from different professional...
By McKenzie Jackson California Black Media Sofia Mbega’s first exposure to technology — more specifically, Artificial Intelligence (A.I.) — happened years before she moved from East...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Founded in 2019 by three Black women, Fearless Fund has championed economic empowerment and opportunity for women of color. Their flagship initiative, the...
By Tamieka Atkins Sixty years ago, more than 200,000 people descended upon the National Mall for the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, making a...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Sixty years ago, more than 200,000 people descended upon the National Mall for the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, making a...
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent Renowned scholar and activist Dr. Cornel West declared his candidacy for the upcoming presidential race under the...
By Aziah Siid, Word in Black Every spring, students who withstood the test and rigor of their studies cross the stage to receive degrees of honor....
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “The United States bears the worrying distinction as “deadliest nation” in the industrialized or “developed world” to be pregnant,” said Dr. Michele Bratcher...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Vice President Kamala Harris, a force during her years in the U.S. Senate and as a member of the Congressional Black Caucus, has...
SAN DIEGO VOICE & VIEWPOINT — As of January 2023, there were about 60 SROs remaining in D.C. schools, down from its peak of more than...
NNPA Newswire — It’s not enough to acknowledge obesity for what it is, a silent killer upending Black women’s lives. Acknowledgement must be tied to immediate...
VOICE & VIEWPOINT — In 2020, Nathan Carter became the owner of a McDonald’s location in Southeast Los Angeles. Currently, he owns three restaurants, while his...
According to a new draft recommendation statement, the US Preventive Services Task Force proposes that women with an average risk for breast cancer begin screening at...
By Tanu Henry and Antonio Ray Harvey California Black Media Your roundup of news stories you might have missed last week. Assemblymember Mike Gipson Demands Sac...
TEXS METRO NEWS — The study by Leone et al., published in the Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health’s Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry,...
By McKenzie Jackson California Black Media Black women in the Golden State trail behind their counterparts from other ethnic groups in median wealth and a lower...
By Carla Thomas Glamorous hats, St. John suits, Ferragamo shoes, and more glitzy fashion adorned some of the most powerful women in the San Francisco Bay...
