Share on Pinterest An alarming new report shows that Black women are 25% more likely to undergo a C-section than white women FG Trade/Getty Images An alarming new report reveals racial disparities ...

Black women are about 40% more likely to die of breast cancer than White women, but new research is showing this applies to all forms of the disease — and examines why. In the study, published ...

Around the country, Harris’ historic candidacy has unleashed a surge of activism among Black women like Thompson, who have long been a key part of the Democratic coalition but are now working ...

Systemic racism is responsible for at least part of this increased risk, researchers said WEDNESDAY, Sept. 18, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Black women have a higher risk of dying from any type of breast ...

Bonnie Marcus writes about women's empowerment and leadership. Findings show that lower wages add to the financial stress which hinder Black women’s ability to focus at work, affect their ...

Vice President Kamala Harris is seeing a surge of support from Black women voters, galvanized in part by her work on health care issues such as maternal mortality, reproductive rights, and gun ...

Like many other African American Democrats, Harris is a member of a predominantly Black, social-justice-oriented church, and her pastor, Amos C. Brown, is a veteran of civil-rights campaigns.

With Vice President Kamala Harris at the top of the ticket and Senate seats open, Democrats could for the first time send two Black women to the chamber. By Annie Karni Reporting from Washington ...

Since the end of the summer season in 1619, Black women of all ages across America have tried to convince anyone with a heart who would listen, observe and think objectively that they, too ...

This is especially significant for African American women, who are poised to suffer the worst outcomes of six-week abortion bans in places like Georgia and Texas, since Black women account for an ...

On-screen, Harris strode in slow motion as a U.S. flag billowed. After watching this spectacle, I closed my laptop and looked out at the street. Middle-aged Black and Latina women waited by a church ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has the potential for history-making this fall, with not one, but two, Black women possibly elected to the chamber, a situation never seen in America since Congress ...