Women

Marian Anderson honored as Philadelphia’s orchestra auditorium renamed for her

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Romance novelist Kennedy Ryan inspires her readers to put self-love first

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Women may need less exercise than men to live longer, new study finds

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Taraji P. Henson, Coco Gauff, and Andra Day are among Time’s 2024 Women of the Year

From Henson’s fight against pay inequality to Gauff’s activism, the 12 women named on Time’s 2024 Women of the Year…
/ February 21, 2024
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Heart disease is the biggest threat to Black women — but it doesn’t have to be

The CDC and Black Heart Association partner to raise awareness of self-care for Black women's heart health.
/ February 20, 2024

Fani Willis’ testimony evokes long-standing frustrations for Black women leaders

Many Black women recognized a dispiriting scene as Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis was grilled amid a high-profile case.
/ February 18, 2024
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Paloma Elsesser was the first plus-sized Model of the Year; then the haters, including Kanye, came for her

Paloma Elsesser opens up about winning Model of the Year and how she regrouped after the backlash.
/ February 15, 2024
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WNBA posts A grades in racial and gender hiring in diversity report card

Diversity hiring throughout the WNBA soared, TIDES' study says, despite the league's dip in the racial score for head-coach hiring.
/ February 15, 2024

Portrait of Alyce Clarke, first Black woman in Mississippi legislature, displayed in state capitol

Besides Clarke's, other portraits in the Mississippi Capitol are of former governors and former House speakers, who were all white…
/ February 14, 2024
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Beyoncé won the Super Bowl

Several Super Bowl ads featured prominent stars from hip-hop, but Beyoncé made the most of her Verizon commercial by dropping…
/ February 12, 2024