Posts Tagged ‘Black Women’
Betty Reid Soskin, Oldest U.S. Park Ranger and Trailblazing Historian, Dies at 104
Soskin, who spent her life advocating for others and worked as a park ranger until she was 100, has passed.
Read MoreTheaster Gates is building a monument to Black women at the Obama Presidential Center
The artist has been commissioned for a friezed in the building’s atrium that wll be visible from Stony Island Avenue.
Read MoreABHM Book Club: Well-Read Black Girl
We invite you to join us on December 17th at the museum with other ABHM Book Club participants for a book exchange followed by a discussion of the Well-Read Black Girl anthology. The book exchange will begin at 4 PM CT. Please bring with you at least one book you would like to pass along to someone else, and you will receive at least one in return! Books by Black authors or about the themes related to ABHM Book Club’s mission are encouraged.
Read MoreFrom 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 MoreBlack Women Face Record Job Losses Under Trump
After last year’s surge in Black unemployment, Black women are still facing the brunt of job losses in Trump’s America.
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.
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