African-American actresses have shaped the landscape of film and television with undeniable talent and grace. These ...

Bishop Violet L. Fisher, a pioneering African American woman bishop in the United Methodist Church, dies at 86. Her legacy ...

RIO DE JANEIRO -- Simone Manuel tied for gold with Canada's Penny Oleksiak in the women's 100-meter freestyle Thursday night, becoming the first African-American woman to win an Olympic medal in ...

Discover how Madam C.J. Walker built a hair-care empire, becoming the first self-made female millionaire and an influential ...

RENNERT — Mayor-elect Olivia Alford will be the first African-American woman elected to the mayoral office in Rennert’s history. Alford is a lifelong resident of Robeson County, born in Rennert and ...

V. 1. Aldridge, Delores / Black women in the economic marketplace : a battle unfinished -- Allen, Walter R. / Family roles, occupational statuses, and achievement orientations among black women in the ...

The AFRO honored members of the U.S. Air Force; U.S. Army; U.S. Coast Guard; U.S. Navy; U.S. Marine Corps and the Space Force inside of the Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland’s African American ...

Introduction to the 1997 edition -- Part one: Historical perspectives in overview: 1. Northern Black Female Workers: Jacksonian Era / Sharon Harley ; 2. Discrimination Against Afro-American Women in ...

A new study released today by Duke University finds a new approach for black women to embrace in the battle against obesity.

Learn about Mae Reeves, Anna Bissell, Estée Lauder, Maggie Walker, and Sara Sunshine—five women from Smithsonian collections who ran businesses and made history. Meredith Herndon Mae Reeves stands on ...