These women have largely been forgotten, until now. The lesser-known figures who powered the Civil Rights Movement are the subject of a brand-new opera, set to make its world premiere next week in ...

British artist Thomas J Price probably could have counted on some controversy when he erected a sculpture of a Black woman ... unidealized woman in everyday clothes, standing with hands on hips ...

A giant 12-foot-tall bronze sculpture of a young Black woman now sits on the ... Getty Images The installation features the woman standing with her hands on her hips, dressed in a T-shirt and ...

Women’s History Month may be coming to a close, but the celebration isn’t over for the Black community. “I know we have February as Black History Month, but the problem I’m seeing is that ...

Every award season, we look forward to Essence’s Black Women In Hollywood red carpet. Black women of all shades assemble for an evening filled with honor and glamour. This year’s Black Women ...

In 2014, an alarming number of Black women died at the hands of law enforcement, including Tanisha Anderson, a 37-year-old mother who passed away after she was slammed on the pavement outside of ...

In this op-ed, Niya Doyle explains why she wants Black women to be selfish during the second Trump administration. Four years ago, at the height of the nationwide Black Lives Matter protests ...

Reid is not the first Black woman to publicly wipe her hands of political advocacy. The 2024 election was what many saw as pivotal in the preservation of democracy. Trump’s attacks on abortion ...

The time is 1905 in New York City. Esther, a Black seamstress, lives in a boarding house for women and sews intimate apparel for clients who range from wealthy white patrons to Black prostitutes.

Black women, on the other hand, are more likely to be diagnosed before age 45 compared to women of other races. The type of cancer will dictate treatment and it is imperative that if a knot ...

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 ...

In the wake of the comments made by comedian Andrew Schulz towards ShxtsNGigs hosts James Duncan and Fuhad Dawodu regarding Black women, Ryan Clark issued a statement in their defense but some ...