Women

Justin Timberlake, Janet Jackson, Les Moonves
Sophia A. Nelson writes the treatment of Janet Jackson following the 2004 Super Bowl is part of a long history…
/ November 23, 2021
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Sex worker and advocate Nicky Valentine says that Black women face additional stigma for working in the industry which can…
/ November 19, 2021
Rep. Lauren Boebert had made a House floor speech hinting at improprieties by Democratic lawmakers, Rep. Ilhan Omar included.
/ November 18, 2021
Markle said that she and Prince Harry both recently took 20 weeks of parental leave and said that paid leave…
/ November 9, 2021
Barbara-Rose Collins, who represented Detroit in Congress and served on its City Council, has died after contracting COVID-19. She was…
/ November 7, 2021
Centenary College of Louisiana is celebrating its first lifetime appointment to a Black faculty member in Andia Augustin-Billy.
/ November 6, 2021
Felicia Gangloff-Bailey shares her Angel Mother journey after the loss of her daughter: “I am grateful I haven’t lost the…
/ October 30, 2021
Black woman in Halloween in costume
Sexologist Michelle Hope explores the history of Halloween and the role of sexuality behind the tradition of wearing seductive costumes.
/ October 30, 2021
A beloved staple of Atlanta news, Moore came to Atlanta from Arkansas, where she began her award-winning media career in…
/ October 29, 2021
Black woman domestic violence
Black women and Aboriginal women in Australia face the double-bind of racism and sexism, leading to higher rates of domestic…
/ October 29, 2021
Civil rights pioneer Claudette Colvin
A legal team representing Colvin says it plans to file paperwork to have the now-82-year-old woman's arrest from 1955 expunged.
/ October 26, 2021
"I want to say sorry to whomever felt offended," Balvin said of the "Perra" video on Instagram, "especially to the…
/ October 25, 2021