The story of two Brooklyn sisters who forged a family of firsts
A look at the lives of Dr. Susan Smith McKinney Steward, the first Black female doctor in New York, and her sister Sarah J. S ...
Black women in the U.S. are more than 3 times as likely to die in childbirth than white women, according to new data
Overall but racial gaps widened, according to federal health data released Wednesday.
Baltimore group provides lifeline for Black women who are caregivers
Binti Circle is a support network that reaches out to Black women who are caregivers. The nonprofit support group gathers in a Baltimore living room on the fourth Friday of each month. Binti in ...
Family of Sonya Massey, Black woman fatally shot in face by police, to get $10M settlement
Massey, a Black woman and the mother of two children, was fatally shot in her home by Sean P. Grayson, a Sangamon County sheriff's deputy. She had called 911 to report a possible intruder to her home ...
From a mass grave in Boston, unearthing Black women’s lives
Research on Boston's Home for Aged Colored Women offers a poignant window into a past we only thought we knew.