Filmmaker Gisele Haralson is touring the Brazos Valley, hoping to inspire others by screening her newly released documentary, Who Said You Can’t: African American Women in Science.

Black women are dying from preventable, obesity-related diseases, more than any other group in the U.S. GirlTrek co-founder Vanessa Garrison is asking Black women to take one immediate step: to walk.

As a result, during Women’s History Month, the Kunta Kinte-Alex Haley Foundation has unveiled its research and published a book identifying 34 local women as “African American Female Pioneers.” ...

The successful campaign to preserve and restore Ford’s home exists as part of a larger narrative of the evolution of African American women’s memorialization, or the process of commemoration. Its ...

Some African American women in Atlantic City are following in the footsteps of recent trailblazers, either by choosing public service or helping to serve their community. A few are doing both.

Oxford University Press has announced a large-scale study that will culminate in the Oxford Dictionary of African American English, the brainchild of historian Henry Louis Gates that will focus on ...

While African Americans make up 13-14% of the total U.S. population, they represent only 6-7% of the total workforce in STEM fields, with African American women constituting a mere 2% of ...

African American, women’s studies called ‘garbage fields,’ as auditor recommends defunding college majors. Mississippi State Auditor Shad White, a Republican, contends there should be no ...

OLYMPIA, Wash. — Lawmakers in Olympia will discuss a proposed bill Monday that would pave the way for African-American studies to become standard in Washington middle and high schools. House ...