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Cue Carrie Bradshaw voice: if blonde hair is so entangled with whiteness in the cultural imagination, what happens when a Black woman claims it for herself—and looks damn good while doing so?
They say art is subjective, which is the case for the newest Black woman statue in New York City ... “I thank god for this big black beautiful silhouette. Trying to break my confidence can ...
That’s exactly what’s happening after a stoic, 12-foot tall bronze statue of a Black ... is of a woman wearing a plain T-shirt, pants, braided hair, an expressionless face and her hands ...
The Black woman is standing tall, unbothered…basically, chillin’, hands on her hips, all day, everyday. Unbothered is a popular word nowadays. She is every woman, and every woman is she.
To kick off Women’s History Month, BLACK ENTERPRISE is spotlighting 20 influential Black women and acknowledging their extraordinary journey and the barriers they’ve broken along the way.
As we celebrate Black Women’s History Month, we honor ten remarkable trailblazers who continue to transform America through their groundbreaking work and powerful voices. These visionaries have ...
Sadie Tanner Mossell Alexander was a woman of many firsts, including being the first Black woman to graduate from the University of Pennsylvania Law School and the first Black woman to earn a PhD ...
In a society where discussions about sexuality often exclude or misrepresent Black women’s experiences, Dr. Candice Nicole Hargons emerges as a powerful voice for change. Through her ...
An exceptionally rare 17th-century painting featuring a Black woman and a white woman side by side has gone on public display for the first time at Compton Verney, a historic manor in the English ...
An Atlanta area program is giving low-income Black women $850 a month for two years. Participants say it's allowed them to pay their debts and gain financial security. Conservatives are suing to ...
A Harvard study shows that work outcomes decrease for Black women who are employed in less diverse work environments. Several companies are focusing on diversifying the workforce. A new study ...