Black Girls Can Be Engineers Too
The nonprofit group focused on increasing representation in STEM hopes to get two million Black girls to pursue STEM careers by 2050.
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Black Women Aren’t Asked To Be In Clinical Trials
A new report dispels medical assumptions that Black women are afraid to participate in clinical trials. Instead, they aren’t being asked. “Black people in clinical trials.” That’s not a phrase you hear very often. In fact, the media has often said Black folks are afraid to participate in clinical trials because of historical medical mistreatment.…
Black Women Don’t Have to Ride or Die
When Beyonce and Jay-Z dropped “’03 Bonnie & Clyde,” Black women across the country could be heard in the club and driving to work belting out, “Down to ride ’til the very end, is me and my boyfriend.”
Director Tonya Lewis Lee talks Black Maternal Health in New Film
Tonya Lewis Lee's 2022 documentary film chronicles the deaths of two women due to childbirth complications and their families’ journey to seek justice.
The Disruptors: Pushing Back Against White Supremacist Approaches To Childbirth
The Black Mamas Matter Alliance has been sounding the alarm since 2017 on the maternal health crisis in this country.
Black Women Deserve Spaces Designed for and by Us
We need to invest in building communities for those who have been furthest from opportunity, writes Highland Project founder Gabrielle Wyatt.
Voting Rights Effort Targets Those Held in Jails Across US
Criminal justice and voting rights advocates are working across the U.S. to expand voting among jail detainees.
Viola Davis Achieves EGOT With Best Audio Book Grammy Win
The actress is now the third Black woman to earn the prestigious distinction after winning the honor for the audio reading of her memoir, "Finding Me."
Abolishing the Police, Explained
OPINION: The thought of abolishing the police seems like an absurd idea … unless you’re one of the people who police don’t protect or serve.
This Mom Went From Being Evicted To Getting Elected
Dominique Walker, a leader of Oakland-based Moms 4 Housing, is working towards widespread change and affordable housing in California.