Ralph Lauren Honors HBCU Collaboration with Wearable Legacy
Polo Ralph Lauren introduces new collection that builds upon its historic partnership with Morehouse…
6% of K-12 private school students are Black. Nonprofit Private School Village seeks to end their racial isolation.
A lawsuit claims Abundant Birth Project is discriminatory because it grants stipends to Black and Pacific Islander moms in San Francisco.
In a new study, Black women who reported interpersonal racism in employment, housing, and interactions with police, had an estimated 38% increased risk of stroke compared to those who didn’t.
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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