Benjamin wanted to shine a spotlight on the voice of African American women, a group frequently locked out of political discussion. “I want people to see the real angst, unease and courage Black women ...
For the last four years, the U.S. Mint issued five new quarters each year with an American woman on the reverse side. Former Rep. Barbara Lee, (D-Calif.-12), introduced the Circulating Collectible ...
The U.S. is celebrating the 100th anniversary of women's suffrage in 2020. On Aug. 18, 1920, Tennessee became the 36th state to ratify the 19th Amendment, making the amendment law and ensuring that ...
This article appears in the December 2025 issue of The American Prospect magazine. Subscribe here. When the unemployment rate for African American women hit nearly 7 percent in August, alarms went off ...
This story was originally published in ESSENCE’s special 55th anniversary July/August 2025 issue, on stands now. It was the height of the Black Power Movement and the Vietnam War. This was an era when ...
July 10 is Black Women's Equal Pay Day, marking how long a Black woman must work into 2025 to earn what a white man made in 2024. That's 19 months of labor a Black woman will have to work for only 12 ...
On average, a Black woman makes $50,470 annually at the median compared to $79,950 for a White man. This gap persists across states, educational levels, and occupations. A new wage gap study shows ...
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