It is no accident that Black women are being disproportionately affected by Trump’s cuts to the federal workforce. In the past 120 days, approximately 300,000 Black women have been forced out of the ...

Black female professionals have seen a steep drop in employment over the last year. They are turning to each other for pep talks and résumé advice. By Jordyn Holman When Nneka Obiekwe started a ...

In the U.S. Senate’s 236-year history, only five Black women have ever served. 2025 saw Black women make history in the Senate. It was the first time two Black women — Sen. Angela Alsobrooks of ...

The milestone arrives within a category that has long seen limited representation for Black women. Before Erivo’s second nomination, only 12 Black women had been nominated in the Globes’ comedy ...

Explore the visual legacy of Black women in hip-hop at Art Basel. Discover how our styles shaped cultural identity. Black women crafted hip-hop's foundational aesthetic, celebrating identity through ...

Michelle Obama claimed her role as the first Black woman to be first lady was "confining," especially in her fashion choices. While discussing her new book "The Look" on her podcast Wednesday, Obama ...

In 1993, one of us began a prestigious internship at a federal agency. During orientation, a lineup of high-ranking officials, nearly all White, save one person of color, addressed the interns. When ...

A Twin Cities entrepreneur launched a job fair for Black women after learning that over 30,000 Black women have lost their jobs since mid-summer. RELATED: US unemployment rate spikes among Black women ...

Sherri Shepherd has a message for “Saturday Night Live”: hire another Black woman and do it fast. On Monday’s episode of her daytime talk show, the comedian and actress reflected on the absence she ...

William Alfred Ismay, "Photograph of Ladi Kwali at a pottery demonstration in England" (c. 1970s), photograph (color) (courtesy York Museum Trust. The W.A. Ismay ...

A Black woman’s corporate catfishing experiment is being transformed into a docuseries exposing the harsh realities of Black life in corporate America. A Black woman who posed as a white woman on ...