Naomie Harris has been set as the narrator for a "Swim Sistas," a new documentary celebrating Black women's relationship with ...

Progress for white women isn't the same as equity for ALL women, a new study found.

It has been 62 years since the Equal Pay Act was signed into law but for Black women, pay equity is still centuries away for us—unless we act.

A documentary described as a "visually rich love letter to water" explores the connection between black women and swimming. Created by Northampton filmmaker Cat White, Swim Sistas looks at the ...

In a book published almost 100 years ago, W.E.B. Du Bois explained how poor white people were used as pawns by white elites. What he said then is still true today.

Ask any Black woman – we get second-class NHS treatment It’s not just on maternity wards where Black women are denied pain relief or more likely to suffer poorer outcomes – the entire health ...

The largest ever research into Black women's maternity experiences has found that 28% face discrimination during maternity care.

From flipping proverbial tables to rejecting the “self-made” myth, this ESSENCE Festival 2025 panel reminded us why Black women’s stories must be heard, printed and protected.

Cynthia Donovan was thrilled when her boyfriend proposed. But her obsession with looking her best on their wedding day nearly ...

It's clear Thandie has a lot of trauma wrapped into how she was treated and exploited in the industry, and for Maggie to immedIately counter that with 'well I know good men / that's what women ...

Black women continue to lead, create, and shake things up across every industry, from music to business.

Many black women like Jones are frustrated as the field of marriageable black men narrows: They're nearly seven times as likely to be incarcerated as white men and more than twice as likely to be ...