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 last ten years have marked a transformative era in cinema and television, defined by groundbreaking performances and ...

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 ...

What layoffs, automation, and the rollback of DEI could mean for opportunity, stability, and power at work. If 2025 taught us ...

In 1969, Black educators and students at Kent State University proposed the month of February to be celebrated as Black History Month. The first ever celebration took place at Kent State University a ...

A new study finds that worrying about police brutality and harassment is associated with physical markers of cardiovascular ...

Ruth watched as policies designed to help African Americans worked against their interests over time. | Opinion ...

Roxanne Brown makes history as the first African-American woman elected as president of the United Steelworkers, representing a shift in labor leadership.

A new Missouri law established the Missing and Murdered African American Women and Girls Task Force to help find ways to reduce violence against Black women and girls. Studies show disproportionate ...

The 21-year-old hockey player has also broken barriers as the youngest American to win Most Valuable Player at the women’s ...

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 ...