black women

Social media is dissecting the South African singer's racial identity—again.

Francesca Amewudah-Rivers is the latest Black woman to face racist hate because of her success — and it's a sadly predictable pattern.

“The willingness to see Black women as political superheroes makes it harder for us to be leaders.”

“Will I ever catch a glimpse of myself and the culture I love on TV again?”

The new California system wants to bring more attention to missing Black youth and women.

“I was looking for people like myself who thought and believed and aspired.”

Simone Leigh's “Loophole of Retreat” at the Venice Biennale was transformative.

The Brittany Clardy Act was just introduced by Representatives Ilhan Omar and Bonnie Watson Coleman.

Hazel Scott was labeled a communist for her advocacy.

Ruth E. Carter on Blackness, boldness and costuming history.

Black women and girls deserve safety, and one woman's lies do not change that.

Only 0.6% of neurosurgeons in the country are Black women.

Whether at work or school, society rushes to dismiss Black women as unprofessional.

Why are Black women always expected to win humbly and lose graciously?

Lizzie McDuffie says her job “became a small crusade.”

But at the march, men were front and center.

Parks spent her life “rebelling against second-class citizenship.”

Get to know these names.

Some jobs require us to encounter profound trauma on a regular basis.

Black women are always expected to be fountains of forgiveness.