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Support groups working with battered women say many Black survivors of intimate partner violence don't report abuse to their loved ones or the police due to barriers such as a lack of trust in the ...
Black women face unique pressures and challenges in academia. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with professor Joy Gaston Gayles of NC State University about she's seen this play out in higher education.
Research exposes the impact of domestic violence in Black communities, with Black women facing six times higher risk of fatal outcomes than their counterparts.
Founded by Black female app developer Katara McCarty, the Exhale breathwork and meditation app prioritizes the Black experience.
So, there are a litany of different situations that make our experience as Black women unique in the stressful conditions that we face as tenure track faculty or faculty in higher education.
Black women face unique challenges during menopause including earlier onset, longer duration, and more severe symptoms.
A new study breaks down the challenges Black women face in trying to build generational wealth. The national survey by Goldman Sachs One Million Black Women (OMBW), which included 1,200 adults ...
As breast cancer deaths decline in America, racial disparities persist in the mortality rates between Black and white women. Those rates remain 40 percent higher for Black women, who are… ...
Research finds that Black women have the highest risk of pregnancy-related heart problems in the U.S.
A Black woman's video detailing her assault with a brick by a man she rejected with her detailing inaction from onlookers has gone viral.
How Black Women Have Changed the Face of Spaceflight From Uhura to Katherine Johnson, learn about Black women’s impact on space travel in this excerpt from “Afrofuturism.” ...
Advocates want the election to help raise awareness about reproductive health inequities affecting Black women.