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National Day of Rest for Black women, Black women rest, What is Black women day of rest? When is National Day of Rest for Black women? theGrio.com
November 27, 2024
Whether you submit a time-off request or call in sick, unapologetically prioritize yourself in honor of National Day of Rest…
Black women and politics, Black women and movement building, Black women and political organizing, Black women voters, Black women for Kamala Harris, Black women for Trump, LaTosha Brown, Black women civil rights movement, Black women political organizers, Black women 2024 election, Black women and trump win, Black women and trump victory, Black women and Kamala Harris loss, Black women rest, theGrio.com
November 25, 2024
After Trump was declared the winner over VP Kamala Harris, many Black women are reassessing their enthusiasm for electoral politics…
July 5, 2024
Author, Dr. Jenn Jackson, writes an essential history of Black feminism blended with an inspiring personal story in "Black Women…
A maternity room in a hospital maternity ward
May 2, 2024
About 680 women died last year during pregnancy or shortly after childbirth. That’s down from 817 deaths in 2022 and…
April 6, 2024
Self care is an essential element to your mental, physical and spiritual health. Learning to take care of your overall…
Black Muslim Americans, Nation of Islam, Islam, Muslim women, Black Muslim women, African American women, Aaliyah Bilal, Temple Folk, Zainab Karim, Black writers, Black women writers, Black women authors, Black authors, Black books, theGrio.com
April 5, 2024
Writer-educator Zainab Karim and “Temple Folk” author Aaliyah Bilal discuss the bittersweetness of the Black American Muslim experience.
U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly (D-IL)
February 15, 2024
House Democrats re-introduced legislation that would ensure the federal government implements measures to protect Black women and girls.
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January 14, 2024
As Black women leaders increasingly seem under siege, Rev. Calvin Taylor Skinner examines his own struggle with misogyny.
January 12, 2024
Like many Black women entrepreneurs, I launched my company without major funding from venture capital investors.
January 2, 2024
Mass incarceration is family separation “on repeat,” creating mass isolation and loneliness. And Black women are an unrecognized casualty.
November 13, 2023
Even as the fashion industry promotes body-hugging clothes that highlight women’s curvy derrieres, Black women still face the policing of…
October 25, 2023
A survey conducted by Goldman Sachs’s One Million Black Women reveals Black women suffer most in the U.S. economy.
Ida B. Wells, Althea Gibson - American Women Quarters Program
October 18, 2023
Ida B. Wells and Althea Gibson will have their faces printed on quarters in 2025 as part of the American…
mrs degree tiktok, what is a mrs degree, thegrio.com
September 27, 2023
Eboni K. Williams said the likelihood of Black women getting married dwindles as they get older and obtain more accolades…
CarpeDM, top dating apps for Black women, Naza Shelley, apps by Black women, Black women and dating, cuffing season, Black professional women in love, theGrio.com
September 20, 2023
Frustrated by dating apps and a lack of options, a Black woman founded a dating app for Black women.
Coco Gauff, Black women, TheGrio.com
September 1, 2023
Coco Gauff’s experience is not unique, but whiteness will always try to downplay the power structure of racism. 
Angela Alsobrooks , Barbara Lee and Lisa Blunt Rochester
August 28, 2023
Only two Black women have ever served as senators in the 234-year history of the U.S. Senate. Now, three women…
Young women clap and sing along to a freedom song
August 28, 2023
It is long past time for Black women to have their voices, experiences and humanity adequately respected, properly valued and…
Philadelphia Zoo names new president
August 17, 2023
Jo-Elle Mogerman is making history as the first woman and African American to hold the position of president and CEO…
Black women on Forbes' 50 over 50, 2023 50 Over 50, Black women 50 over 50 theGrio.com
August 8, 2023
From venture capitalists to the 'Godmother of Soul,' this year, Forbes' '50 over 50' list celebrates Black women across industries.