Posts Tagged ‘Black Women’
For African-American Women—and All Women—Let’s Make Every Day Equal Pay Day
Black women make just 64 cents for every dollar earned by their white male counterparts and we need better policies and leaders to change this.
Read MoreAlice Coachman, first black woman to win Olympic gold medal dies
A trailblazing athlete is honored upon her death. High jumper Alice Coachman was the first Black woman to win an Olympic gold medal.
Read More63 Abducted Females Escape Extremists In Nigeria
More than 60 women and girls escaped captivity by Islamic extremists while their captors were busy with an attack.
Read MoreSingle mother graduates from UCLA with three degrees
Deanna Jordan eared dual bachelor’s and a master’s degrees from UCLA after starting at a community college.
Read MoreWhy Black Women Die of Cancer
Harold P. Freeman examines the reason why breast cancer is more likely to be fatal for Black women than others.
Read More8 Influential Women of 2014
Activists, police, and politicians are among the women who led and pushed for change around the globe in 2014.
Read MoreFla. mom gets 20 years in jail for firing warning shots against abusive husband
A Florida woman’s defense failed to protect her from serving time in prison after defending herself against her abusive husband.
Read MoreLeaning In While Black
Can Black women succeed, in work and at home, by following Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg’s advice to women to lean in?
Read MoreMeet the Nation’s Next Civil Rights Leader
Law professor Sherrilyn Ifill is stepping into a new role as the lead of the Legal Defense Fund according to a press report.
Read MoreOn This Day in History, Sarah Jane Early Was Born
Sarah Jane Early’s defied sexism and racism in the 1800s as a Black female teacher and abolitionist.
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