Posts Tagged ‘Black Women’
Black Enterprise Women of Power Summit 2024
Our story has always been one of overcoming. Come cheer on the door openers and glass breakers, hear the secrets of their success, and leave more motivated than ever to achieve your own breakthrough.
Read MoreThe Rise of Black-Owned Birth Centers
A new birthing center in Chicago aims to improve Black maternal and infant health, which currently lags behind white health outcomes.
Read MoreThey were diagnosed with uterine cancer and tumors. Now they’re suing the makers of chemical hair straighteners.
After research connected using chemical hair straighteners to uterine cancer, lawsuits against beauty companies arose.
Read MoreRacial disparities in fertility care have persisted for years. Here’s why.
Black women like Regina Townsend often seek help for infertility later than infertile white women, which can impact outcomes.
Read MoreVictim/Defendant: The Criminalization Of Domestic Violence Survivors
When Black women experience various forms of intimate partner violence, they often cannot access resources like white women.
Read MoreArtist Michelle Browder Is Soon to Open A Museum and Clinic in Honor of The “Mothers of Gynecology”
Michelle Browder didn’t just make a monument to the enslaved women who were experimented on. She is building a museum and clinic, too.
Read MoreRematriating the Milwaukee singer who was the 1st African-American woman cantor
Gladys Sellers had humble origins in Milwaukee before she gained notoriety as the first Black woman Jewish cantor in the early 20th century.
Read MoreStopping Domestic Violence in the Black Community
Christina Jones recently spearheaded a conversation about domestic violence in the Black community and how to better support survivors.
Read MoreMeghan Markle discusses the ‘angry Black woman’ stereotype with Issa Rae and Ziwe
Meghan Markle continues to use her privilege to discuss racial issues, including stereotypes that appear in the media and online.
Read MoreChemical hair straighteners linked to higher risk of uterine cancer for Black women, study shows
Using chemical hair straighteners like those used by some Black women can drastically increase the risk of uterine cancer.
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