Posts Tagged ‘Black Women’
From Fani Willis to Letitia James, Trump’s Enemies List Targets Black Women Prosecutors
New York Attorney General Letitia James joins District Attorney Fani Willis from Georgia in the crosshairs of Donald Trump’s sight.
Read MoreBlack Women Said We’d Sit ‘No Kings’ Protest Out, But I Couldn’t
Alexanderia Haidara explains how she was compelled to join millions of protestors despite vowing to stay home after the presidential election.
Read More3 Ways to Prevent Suicide Death
Word In Black’s health reporter shares three things she’s learned in the last three years of reporting to prevent suicide death.
Read MoreBlack women are being hit hard by the Trump layoffs and firings: ‘It chips away at morale and self-worth’
Black women may be less likely to advocate for themselves at work if they worry about their job security, ultimately lowering morale.
Read MoreA new task force will address the crisis of missing and murdered Black women and girls in Missouri
The disproportionate number of unsolved missing and murdered Black female victims will hopefully be lowered with the new task force.
Read MoreSolving the U.S. Black Maternal Health Crisis Could Save Lives and Dollars
Thousands of Black lives and billions of dollars could be saved if the U.S. was no longer one of the highest maternal-mortality rates among high-income nations.
Read MoreColumbus native and Howard University student wins hotel pitch competition, She Has a Deal
The hotel pitch competition has two sections — one open to women of all ages, and one for women in college. Edwards and Tucker won the Early Careerist section for college students by pitching a total renovation of a rundown hotel on Canal Street in New Orleans.
Read MoreMaxwell Anderson gets life sentence for murder of Sade Robinson
Prosecutors asked for no possibility of parole for the man who murdered the young woman before spreading her remains across Milwaukee.
Read MoreWhy are Black women more likely to be murdered? Wisconsin bill would create task force.
The reintroduction of a bill to create a task force to investigate violence against Black women comes amid a high-profile Milwaukee case.
Read MoreCongress Targets Toxic Beauty Products Marketed to Black Women
A new bill package aims to close the gaps in beauty regulation laws that have failed to remove hazardous products from shelves.
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