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Suicides are on the rise among Black Americans— and are likely underreported

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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)

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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...

Black-owned Life Tree Women Care uses cultural competence to cut bias and make patients...

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In the United States, there remains an implicit bias that affects the quality of health care for African Americans. “The attitudes and behaviors of health...

Nurse creates mindfulness program geared toward Black women

A nurse in Illinois seeks to help Black women focus on the moment and, along the way, help them improve their health. Kim Peavler, a...

OPINION: For Black women, student debt cancellation is core to an equitable and just...

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This month marks two years since the national student loan repayment pause. Millions of borrowers have pleaded with the Biden administration to ensure student...

10 African Queens You Should Know About

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If you click on a Black woman’s social media page, it’s not unlikely to see comments like ‘SLAY’, ‘Come on Now’, or the most...

Goldman Sachs One Million Black Women Initiative aims to tackle Black women’s economic disparities

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS) kicked off 2022 with a suite of new investments following its One Million Black Women Advisory Council meeting...

How to celebrate Kwanzaa and our African roots

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Many of us have heard of Kwanzaa, and some of us have referred to it as the ‘Black Christmas,’ but the reality is, Kwanzaa’s...

What Black women’s political wish list should be for 2021

OPINION: Black women should take the lessons learned from 2020 to develop an agenda of action items to animate political activities in the new...

Breast cancer screening by age 40 or younger for Black women advise Beaumont researchers

Newswise — Though Black women get breast cancer at a 3% lower incidence rate than white women, they are 42% more likely to die...

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