Black Women Redefine Beauty Beyond Breast Cancer
When Venita Graves launched her nonprofit Beauty Beyond Breast Cancer in 2010, she wasn’t chasing accolades or entrepreneurship. She was answering a calling.
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The Cost of Being a Woman: A $1.6 Trillion Yearly Wage Gap
On this year’s Equal Pay Day, there’s little to celebrate. Although women now earn more than ever have, the gender wage gap persists. And they’re feeling the pain in this current economy and political climate.
Work, Without Reward: The Reality for Black Women on the Job
Black women remain the backbone of the U.S. labor force — working more, earning less, and bearing burdens across nearly every sector.
Coping Strategies for Black Women Facing Job Loss, DEI Rollbacks
April 2025 marked another setback in a long line of economic challenges for Black women in the American workforce.
A Dangerous Precedent: Criminalizing Black Women’s Leadership
Their goal was clear and constitutional: conduct oversight of a federally operated immigration detention center that has drawn widespread concern over its conditions and its connection in an alarming rise in unjust arrests, particularly of Black and Brown immigrants.
The Art of Line Dancing: Sliding into Joy with “Boots on the Ground”
Welcome to the season of line dancing where Black Music Month meets Juneteenth meets every backyard cookout from DC to Decatur.
Why $5,000 Won’t Fix a Broken Care System That Fails Mothers
A lawsuit claims Abundant Birth Project is discriminatory because it grants stipends to Black and Pacific Islander moms in San Francisco.
Groundbreaker-Five Records Beyoncé Has Broken
Queen Bey doesn’t just break records—she sets new standards. There’s a reason Beyoncé is known as Queen Bey. Enter to win FREE tickets to Cowboy Carter!
Behind The Pages Of “The Trouble Of Color” With Martha S. Jones
We’re honored to spotlight Dr. Martha S. Jones, award-winning historian, legal scholar, and professor at Johns Hopkins University, in our latest Prime Time 55+ interview.
Seven Ways Black Women Can De-Stress This Spring
As Black women, we’re so often expected to be strong, fight-ready, and positioned on the frontlines at all times. But right now, the greatest resistance might be to lean into self-care like never before.