Black women have consistently stood on the front lines of history, shaping movements for equality and justice. Activist and storyteller Janaya "Future" Khan highlights their pivotal roles, from the ...

Growing up Black, chances are you’ve sat in your grandmother’s bedroom to watch daytime entertainment shows. These programs ...

First airing on Christmas Eve 1989, the original TV adaptation of Susan Hill's creepy novel The Woman in Black contains what some consider one of the greatest scares in screen history. In the ...

Vice President Kamala Harris made history as the first Black woman to lead a major party’s presidential ticket. Most experts viewed her nomination as a breakthrough in representation and a ...

Watch: NYPD press conference on woman lit on fire on subway train in Brooklyn Using images obtained from security cameras on the train, police and the public had a very clear picture of the man ...

EXCLUSIVE: Republican Lt. Gov. Winsome Sears of Virginia could make history next year as the nation's first Black woman to win election as a governor. She would also make history as Virginia's ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Justice Kyra Harris Bolden already was the first Black woman to serve on the Michigan Supreme Court. Now ...

The intriguing story of 855 black women who came to Birmingham from America to solve a two-year postal backlog during World War Two - handling 17 million letters that would have otherwise gone ...

The second installment in a series on “Trump’s America” looks at the grim sense of recognition many Black women felt upon his election. A social media consultant, Teja Smith, and other Black ...

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You may have noticed a trend on social media of Black women who look happy as hell in love with white men – even if they had to give them a glow up after they got together. Who could forget the ...

In a world that often celebrates the unyielding resilience of Black women, the need for rest and self-care is often overlooked. Day in and day out we carry the weight of multiple roles ...