Lore’l, Elle Varner, Eboni K Williams and Melyssa Ford unpack “masculine women” on “Listen To Black Women.”
Have you ever been to a space that feels like a home away from home? Maybe it's the coffee shop around the corner, or the dog park where everyone knows your and your pup's name. WNYC's Community Partnerships Desk is highlighting some of these treasures across the five boroughs. In this segment, we pay a visit to a space in Brooklyn devoted to showcasing Black women and Black nonbinary writers, while working to foster a deeper sense of community. The transcript of this segment has been lightly...
Rep. Cori Bush (D-MO) is comparing “pro-Palestinian” protests to the Black Lives Matter movement. They are alike in more ways than she can express, including that they are both built on myths. Bush is tying the two movements together by claiming that the antisemitic protesters harassing Jewish students on college campuses and expressing support for […]
Gov. Maura Healey announced nearly $3 million in grant funding for 15 projects aiming to bolster women’s health research, including on diseases that disproportionately impact women.
UIC students will present research stemming from their graphic novel course at the Chicago C2E2 comic convention April 26
Mississippi's Black Women's Roundtable Organization held its "Power of the Sister" Vote Boot Camp to encourage voting this election season.
No woman had ever preached the keynote sermon at the Joint National Baptist Convention, a gathering of four historically Black Baptist denominations representing millions of people. That changed in January when the Rev. Gina Stewart took the convention stage in Memphis, Tennessee, — the Southern city home to Christ Missionary Baptist Church where she serves […]
Black carbon (BC) is the result of incomplete combustion of fossil fuels and biomass, with strong light absorption. It is second only to carbon dioxide as a climate-forcing factor for atmospheric warming. Deposition of BC on snow and ice surfaces reduces albedo, accelerates glacier and snow cover melting, and alters hydrological processes and water resources in the region.
Advocate groups and survivors shared their concerns about Black maternal health care in Louisiana at the Capitol as lawmakers hear proposed bills.
Women’s basketball has recently gained a massive amount of attention and recognition. Despite this, a double standard still exists when evaluating and comparing the performance of female athletes. This is especially evident when comparing the fan response to Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese, two highly talented basketball players subject to vastly different levels of scrutiny
A plastic surgery office known for marketing to minority women is facing a malpractice lawsuit on allegations of sexual exploitation.