The death of a Black midwife following complications from giving birth has renewed difficult questions surrounding inequities ...

Tiana Lashae created the “Black Birth Joy” project in 2024 to amplify positive Black maternal health stories through ...

MEXICO CITY − On a perfect, sunny 75-degree day, a group of Black American women gathered at a sidewalk cafe over coffee and pastries to dish about dating, the affordability of weight loss medications ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — The African American Cultural Center on Masten Avenue unveiled its first major renovation in decades during a joyful celebration filled with dancing and community pride. The $1 ...

Only one American woman in politics, White House chief of staff Susie Wiles, made Forbes’s 2025 list of most powerful women. Wiles, the White House’s first female chief of staff, is ranked 66th on the ...

Ryan Coogler and Michael B. Jordan were among the “Sinners” winners at the 17th annual African American Film Critics Association (AAFCA) awards, the organization announced on Tuesday. The acclaimed ...

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 ...

An American woman who was reported missing after failing to return to a Holland America cruise ship in Marigot, Saint Martin has been found. The Caribbean island's Police Force of Sint Maarten (KPSM) ...

The holiday season represents work piling up, mounting pressures to shop and decorate and the added weight of having to pretend to be the one who “has it all together” at family gatherings. During ...