By Parker Diakite, Travel Noire As Black women, it feels like we carry the world on our shoulders. And while sometimes it’s not intentional, we find ourselves constantly wanting the best for our loved ones, our community, our partners, our children, and of course, ourselves. It’s a lot to carry. So, when Taraji P. Henson […]
Pasadena, CA USA – June 24, 2022. Mishael Morgan attends the 2022 Daytime Emmys Awards. (Shutterstock) By Clarence Benoza, The Things Making history with an Emmy! Actress Mishael Morgan of the hit CBS show The Young and The Restless has just become the first Black actress to win a Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actress. […]
By Melanie Whyte, Pop Sugar Sandra Douglass Morgan is set to become the new president of the Las Vegas Raiders, making her the first Black woman in NFL history to be named a team president. Morgan, a Las Vegas native who’s previously held positions in the gaming industry, said the gravity of what it means […]
King County, Washington was found to have the highest eviction filing rate against Black women.
By Kalyn Womack, The Root As the pandemic protections for tenants are lifted, Black women are expected to suffer the most from a potential overflow of evictions, found a USA TODAY investigation. The investigation closely examined King County, Washington which has the highest eviction filing rate for Black women than any other group. Per USA […]
Discrimination, stigma and systemic barriers in the health care system have already led to a gap in contraceptive access for Black women.
By Claretta Bellamy, NBC News The Supreme Court’s ruling to gut nationwide rights to abortion last week has highlighted the importance of access to birth control, which already proves difficult for many women of color due to discrimination, stigma and systemic barriers in the health care system. While the decision does not directly impact access […]
By Habiba Katsha, HuffPost UK The historic statistic that Black women in the UK are five times more likely to die in childbirth than white women, even in the 21st century, is often repeated – but no less shocking each time you hear it. That these numbers have “improved” marginally – Black women are now […]