The star achieved a historic moment in 2002 when she became the first Black woman to win best lead actress at the Academy Awards. More than two decades later, Berry, who won for her role in ...

"It erases the Asian woman, the Black woman, the Hispanic woman, the Indigenous woman. It erases us just as we've been erased in Canada for my entire lifetime," Brown told CBC News. Anti-Black ...

As a Black woman herself and an expert in Black material culture, she was drawn to the ways that Black women’s history manifests itself, with quilting as a clear standout. The artists “have ...

A KZN man claims he suffered a bite from a black mamba. Image: McDonald Wildlife Photography Inc./ Getty Images / @MDNnewss / X Viral CCTV captures woman fight off Jozi e-hailer in terrifying kidnap ...

A woman from Ruiru, Kiambu county has emotionally opened up about her response to an alleged abusive marriage. Kiambu woman Milkah Mukami Njogu emotional while narrating her marriage life experience.

An NDP candidate in a London-area riding who said she secretly wanted to be a black woman dropped out of the race Thursday. Amanda Zavitz, who was running in the riding of Elgin-Middlesex-London ...

Marla Gibbs has always been on the right side of history—from her role as Florence Johnston on the groundbreaking sitcom The ­Jeffersons to advocating for a Black woman to hold the highest ...

The 1969 Stonewall Uprising was a turning point in the fight for LGBTQ+ rights, and the protests at the Manhattan gay bar following a police raid were largely led by trans and queer people of color.

Police in Papua New Guinea's capital brought in excavators to tear down houses at a squatter settlement following the rape and killing of a woman. Some houses were set on fire at the Baruni settlement ...

In 2024, we dared believe that America was finally ready to honor this legacy, and choose a brilliant, highly educated, successful and talented Black woman to lead our embattled nation.

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“The playing field may not be level, so as a Black woman, it's essential to leverage all of your talents to your advantage,” Fofanah adds. Yewande Faloyin, CEO and founder of OTITỌ ...