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'Afroworld' exhibition to celebrate black hair
A celebration of black hair is to open at an art gallery in Hull. The exhibition, called Hair: Identity in the Afroworld, ...
Afro Mexican actors fighting racism celebrate their heritage through their plays
Unlike the efforts made to raise awareness of Black history in the United States, acknowledging the presence of Black people ...
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AP PHOTOS: The Black hair industry imports products from China. Here's what tariffs mean
Black women are starting to pay more for their hair care because of the Trump administration’s tariffs on goods imported from ...
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Black Women In Virginia Flex Buying Power With Massive Costco ‘Buycott’
Members of the Black Women’s Roundtable organized the shopping venture at Costco, which has stood fast in maintaining diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts. Over 100 Black women from across ...
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Honoring Black women in media and the impact of mentorship
I can still remember my first day at the AFRO. Did I sleep the night before? Of that, I can’t be sure. What I do remember are the women who welcomed me into Black Press and those who prepared me ...
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9 Iconic Black Woman Lawyers on TV, Including Jax Stewart From ‘Reasonable Doubt’ | Photos
As “Reasonable Doubt’s” Jax Stewart becomes the newest Black woman lawyer to grace our television screens, TheWrap wanted to take a trip down memory lane by listing the most iconic Black ...
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Black Woman Cooking stock illustrations
Young happy smiling african american woman ... illustration, clip art Block party. Garden. Backyard. String lights and plants. Outdoor. Millennial lifestyle. Gather together. Friends. Flat editable ...
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The lone Black woman senator shares the 'incredible opportunity, responsibility and burden'
WASHINGTON ‒ California Sen. Laphonza Butler is the lone African American woman in the Senate and only the third Black woman to ever serve in the chamber. Six months into the job, the Democratic ...
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Black women seek to bring change to GOP
A new generation of Black women is seeking ... Roxy Ndebumadu became the youngest woman elected to serve on the Bowie City Council and the first African American woman to represent Maryland ...
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The hostility Black women face in higher education carries dire consequences
Ebony Aya received funding from the Black Collective Foundation in 2022 to support the work of the Aya Collective. Isolated. Abused. Overworked. These are the themes that emerged when I invited ...
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The Lost Story of New York’s Most Powerful Black Woman
Dr. Smith received his early education at New York City’s vaunted African Free School, whose graduates included some the best-educated Black men and women in the United States. Rejected by ...
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Three Days That Changed the Thinking About Black Women’s Health
She is retired but still attends events held by the project, which changed its name to the Black Women’s Health Imperative in 2002, showing up in her trademark cropped salt-and-pepper Afro and ...