black-women
Solange Gave Us 'When I Get Home' After A Frustrating Black History Month
After a Black History Month filled with societal strife, Solange’s new music is a salve of Black sisterhood, resilience, and power.
Why I Won’t Call Nicki Minaj’s Beefing ‘a Meltdown’
We don’t require male rappers to empower one another, so why should Nicki Minaj play nice?
Bias In Maternal AI Could Hurt Expectant Black Mothers
Black women experience worse maternal mortality rates than their white counterparts. Will machine learning make it worse or better?
The Sisterhood Behind the Raciest, Rawest Podcast on the Internet
'Whoreible Decisions' brings listeners inside the illicit conversations of professional young black women.
Statue Celebrating Doctor Who Experimented on Slaves Moved From Central Park
J. Marion Sims, lauded as the “father of modern gynecology,” experimented on female slaves without consent or anesthesia.
These Doulas Are Making Pregnancy Safer for Women of Color
"It’s not our bodies that are broken. We need to look at all the other external factors that are making childbirth more dangerous.”
Black Panther’s Women Heroes Are More Than Strong Female Characters
They are multi-dimensional and have agency, which is more groundbreaking than it should be in 2018.
Essayist Morgan Jerkins on Intersectionality and Her Remarkable New Book
Jerkins talks about her insightful new essay collection 'This Will Be My Undoing.'
These Black Women Are Building Empowering Spaces in New York City
Visionary creative studio Maroon World's stunning photographs capture five black women who are having a profound impact on their communities.
These Women Made a Database of Black Women Running for Office in 2018
The list of over 100 candidates, spearheaded by writer Luvvie Ajayi, bodes well for those hoping to see more black women in office in the near future.
'She’s Gotta Have It' Artist Sees Her Art as Opportunity, Not Responsibility
Tatyana Fazlalizadeh sheds light on the real-life harassment that inspires much of her work.
We Talked to the Woman Behind the Encyclopedia for POC in Comic Books
We had a convo with Eisner Award winner Sheena Howard about the industry from the POV of a POC.