In 1993, one of us began a prestigious internship at a federal agency. During orientation, a lineup of high-ranking officials, nearly all White, save one person of color, addressed the interns. When ...
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 ...
As a therapist who works with Black women clients, there are a few things you can do to advocate for your clients’ physical ...
It is no accident that Black women are being disproportionately affected by Trump’s cuts to the federal workforce. In the past 120 days, approximately 300,000 Black women have been forced out of the ...
Detroit mayoral candidate Mary Sheffield arrives to cast her ballot with family, friends and supporters at the Horatio Williams Foundation voting site in Detroit on Nov. 4, 2025. Sheffield defeated ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Sophia A. Nelson covers EIQ, Culture, DEI, Politics, & Lifestyle. A cooling economy combined with an aggressive retreat from ...
The chant that greeted Mary Sheffield on Detroit's primary election night rang true Tuesday: "First female mayor! First female mayor!" Detroit ― one of the country's Blackest cities ― finally joined ...
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 ...
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 ...