Posts Tagged ‘Black Women’
The Gathering 2023
Join us for this annual one-day experience tailored to Milwaukee’s African American women. The Gathering offers networking opportunities, great LOCAL shopping, and resources that will enhance your everyday lives. Featuring over 50 different businesses and organizations!
Read MoreJennifer McClellan makes history as the first Black woman elected to Congress in Virginia
Democrat Jennifer McClellan has made history as the first Black woman elected to represent Virginia in Congress. McClellan, a state senator, defeated Republican Leon Benjamin in Tuesday’s special election in the 4th Congressional District. She will fill the seat of Democratic Rep. Donald McEachin, who died from cancer shortly after he won re-election in November.
Read MoreBlack women’s hair 2.5x more likely to be seen as ‘unprofessional’, study finds
A new study co-commissioned by Dove & LinkedIn found that Black women’s hair was 2.5 times more likely to be perceived as unprofessional in the workplace. The CROWN Act is a law that forbids discrimination based on hair texture and hair styles.
Read MoreShe was an education pioneer. At 108, Edith Renfrow Smith shares her life lessons.
Born in 1915, one woman is happy to share lessons gleaned from her experience as a Black woman in America.
Read MoreWhat’s Stopping Black Women From Getting Screened for Cervical Cancer?
Among the reason tat Black women have poorer reproductive health are medical mistrust and lack of access to healthcare.
Read MoreMaternal deaths and disparities increase in Mississippi
A recent news conference drew attention to the health disparities faced by pregnant Black women in Mississippi.
Read MoreMegan Thee Stallion deserves peace. But like many Black women online, she isn’t getting it.
Megan Thee Stallion has become of victim of online harassment after testifying against the man who shot her.
Read MoreThe luxury tax assessed on Black women
With more buying power than ever before, Black women come face-to-face with how brands have treated them in the past.
Read MoreBlack Women in Tech Might Be the Key to Climate Justice
Dr. Jackie “Bouvier” Copeland believes Black women are key to achieving climate justice, which is why she started the WISE Fund.
Read More‘A perverse part of me likes to delve into what’s off-limits’: Somaya Critchlow on her taboo-breaking art
One painter’s art reclaims the Black female form as sensuous and deserving of attention as it always has been.
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