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‘Because You’re Black’

By Nathan Place and Erin Durkin, NYDailyNews.com At the Framboise Patisserie in Middle Village, Queens, the pastries are elegant, the cakes are custom-made — and city officials say the hiring…

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Leaning In While Black

Sheryl Sandberg

Can Black women succeed, in work and at home, by following Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg’s advice to women to lean in?

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This Day in Black History: Science Fiction Writer Octavia Butler is Born

Octavia Estelle Butler

Octavia Butler, whose work was first published in the 1970s, is known as the first Black woman to write science fiction.

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Room4Debate: Are Black Women Fat Because They Want to Be?

Black women and girls

The cultural significance of fat differs for women based on their skin color and may contribute to obesity rates.

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Jane Bolin-The First Black Female Judge

Jane Bolin in 1942

Jane Bolin’s birth heralded changes in law and justice in New York and around the country that continue to this day.

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Room 4 Debate: Do Black Men Care Enough About Sexual Assault?

Two Black men and a Black woman

The way Black men talk about Black women may be indicative of a larger issue surrounding racialized sexism.

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This Day in Black History

New York Slave Rebellion

A rebellion consisting of enslaved people and Native Americans shows how deep the desire for freedom lies.

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Gov. Gavin Newsom chooses Laphonza Butler to fill Dianne Feinstein’s Senate seat

Laphonza Butler, head of the progressive group Emily’s List, will be the third Black woman in history to serve in the Senate.

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She was an education pioneer. At 108, Edith Renfrow Smith shares her life lessons.

Edit Renfrow Smith

Born in 1915, one woman is happy to share lessons gleaned from her experience as a Black woman in America.

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Supreme Court holds investiture ceremony for Ketanji Brown Jackson

After her investiture ceremony, Ketanji Brown Jackson is the first Black woman Supreme Court Justice in American history.

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