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Whistleblowing while Black: How truth-telling changes the careers of Black women in tech
By Ese Olumhense/Originally published by The 19th
This article was co-published with The Markup, a nonprofit, investigative newsroom that challenges technology to serve the public...
Women and minorities bear the brunt of medical misdiagnosis
By LIZ SZABO FOR KFF HEALTH NEWS/ublished by theGrio
Charity Watkins sensed something was deeply wrong when she experienced exhaustion after her daughter was born.
At...
Backlash to affirmative action hits pioneering maternal health program for Black women
By Ronnie Cohen, KFF Health News/Originally published by The 19th
For Briana Jones, a young Black mother in San Francisco, a city program called the...
Local Organization That Helps Black Women Related Disparities, Hosts Annual Artist Showcase
Pittsburgh, PA—T.H.A.W. (Transforming the Health of African American Women) will be hosting their 5thAnnual Artist Showcase with live jazz music by Tempo Noir as...
How student loan debt has fueled the pay gap for Black women
By Chabeli Carrazana & Jasmine Mithani
Originally published by The 19th. We're telling the untold stories of women, women of color and LGBTQ+ people. Sign...
“Cancer trends for U.S. Black women cannot be generalized to other African-descent populations”
Current evidence indicates Black women in the U.S. are at greater risk of developing advanced uterine cancer, also known as endometrial cancer, and of...
Black unemployment spikes, and women bear the brunt
By TheGrio
Black unemployment rates experienced a spike between April and May, notably impacting Black women in the public sector.
The Bureau of Labor and Statistics...
80% of Black women will experience fibroids. Do you know the symptoms?
Following the sixth annual Black Maternal Health Week, we’d be remiss if we did not mention the topic of uterine fibroids, a medical issue...
Suicides are on the rise among Black Americans— and are likely underreported
Editor’s note: the following article includes a discussion of suicide and suicidal ideation.
“I didn’t think it would get any better,” said Tyler Perry in...
For Black Women with Breast Cancer, Knowledge is Power (Webinar Series Starts October 27)
When she was diagnosed in 2015 with triple-negative breast cancer in her 30s, Tiah Tomlin-Harris of Atlanta discovered there was a lot she didn't...
