In May, the British Film Institute will hand long-overdue UK premieres to two landmark features of American cinema, Jessie ...

Record numbers of Black, Hispanic, Asian, and Native women are serving in state legislatures this year, but remain ...

Continuing the theme from a previous column examining the experience of Black women accounting leaders, I had the good ...

The U.S. Navy on Saturday plans to christen the future Sojourner Truth, a John Lewis-class fleet replenishment oiler that ...

A social worker, she became a Democratic Party insider and joined President Bill Clinton’s cabinet during his second term.

It’s a complex issue, and not one that can be solved overnight: Black women’s higher breast cancer mortality rate compared to ...

Student loan wage garnishment is back. Women, who hold two-thirds of student debt, face the biggest hit as the Education ...

Despite growing political tensions, Black women are still finding a haven within Mexico’s borders, and doing their part to ...

Civil rights groups, labor organizations and politicians praised Alexis Herman as a "trailblazer" who fought for the rights of women, Black people and American workers over the course of decades.

Alexis M. Herman, who served as labor secretary from 1997 to 2001 under former President Bill Clinton, died Friday. She was ...

Having an Afro or dreadlocks can mean solitary confinement. Meanwhile, going with mandated hairstyles may be life-threatening ...

Black women have long been at the forefront of history, breaking barriers, pioneering movements and shaping the world.