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New Orleans’ only Black woman tattoo shop owner, Malaika Mecca Burke, shares her journey from post-Katrina volunteer to ...
Actor Edward Bluemel didn’t know his character in “Washington Black” might have a secret life until he got to his third audition.
From ritual exclusion to sati and being burnt at the stake for being witches, this meticulous examination of the cultural history of women who have lost their husbands to death looks at how widows hav ...
Yet, when it comes to helping working-class Black women, the response is a cruel mixture of neglect and condemnation. The same system that props up the rich at the expense of the poor is now working ...
In “The Unapologetic Guide to Black Mental Health,” Dr. Rheeda Walker wants to undo the stigma associated with mental health care in the Black community. The book gives readers a guide to identifying ...
Celebrating Malcolm X on his 100th birthday, with seven empowering quotes that and inspire Black communities across the diaspora.
While society continues to progress in some areas, there’s still work to be done in creating a cultural ecosystem that truly ...
Former U.S. Rep. Mia Love of Utah, a daughter of Haitian immigrants who became the first Black Republican woman elected to Congress, died on Sunday.
Mia Love, the first Black Republican Congresswoman, has died after a three-year battle with brain cancer, her family wrote on social media. She was 49.
Former Rep. Mia Love (Utah), the first Black Republican woman elected to Congress, has died at 49. “With grateful hearts filled to overflowing for the profound influence of Mia on our lives, we ...
Former Rep. Mia Love of Utah, the first Black Republican woman elected to Congress, died Sunday at age 49. “She was in her home surrounded by family,” family members announced in a social ...