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The Black librarian who rewrote the rules of power, gender and passing as White

A 1910 watercolor portrait of Belle da Costa Greene by Laura Coombs Hills. The Morgan Library & Museum, New York, gift of the Estate...

Almost half of evicted women and families in metro Detroit say they were illegally pushed out of their homes

In many U.S. communities, eviction moratoriums that were in place during the pandemic have expired. Angela Weiss/AFP via Getty Images by Shawnita Sealy-Jefferson, The Ohio State...

Biden breaks record for most Black women appointed as federal judges

TIFFANY RENE JOHNSON  President Joe Biden has appointed more Black women as federal judges than any other president in history. On Monday (December 9), the U.S....

Guest Editorial: Celebrating Shirley Chisholm’s 100th birthday, remembering a barrier-breaking champion

    On Nov. 30, Shirley Chisholm would have turned 100 years old. Born in Brooklyn, New York, Chisolm died on January 1, 2005, at 80. Almost 30...

Nikki Giovanni, iconic poet and voice of the Black Arts Movement, dies at 81

Giovanni rose to prominence during the 1960s as a fierce voice in the Black Arts Movement, alongside literary giants such as Amiri Baraka, Audre...

Weight loss plans are less effective for many Black women − because existing ones often don’t meet their unique needs

People who are obese or overweight are at higher risk of developing several chronic diseases. andreswd/E+ via Getty Images by Loneke Blackman Carr, University of...

Are Black mayors under attack across the U.S., some say it’s a pattern

African American Mayors Association 2024 Conference photo by Stephanie Gadlin, The Chicago Crusader New York Mayor Eric Adams has vowed to fight the five-count federal indictment...

Endometriosis pain leads to missed school and work in two-thirds of women with the condition, new study finds

  Endometriosis affects about 10% of reproductive-age women worldwide. Xavier Lorenzo/Moment via Getty Images Rasha Al-Lami, Yale University More than two-thirds of women with endometriosis missed school or...

Harris brings joy to the presidential campaign − and GOP mockery of ‘laughing Kamala’ is nothing new to Black women

Vice President Kamala Harris laughs with supporters after speaking in Jacksonville, Fla., about the implementation of Florida’s abortion ban, May 1, 2024. AP Photo/John...

Pittsburgh Links in Harrisburg to advocate for passage of the CROWN Act

MEMBERS OF THE KEYSTONE CLUSTER OF THE LINKS INC., TRAVELED TO HARRISBURG LAST MONTH TO ADVOCATE FOR STATE LEADERS TO PASS THE CROWN ACT. Echoes...

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