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. Tompkins Garnet, the first female Black principal in NYC.

I am proud of her for wanting to do that. Back then being an African American and a woman in the military, they looked down ...

Florida state Sen. Geraldine Thompson has died at age 76, her family announced in a statement. Her family said she died ...

As Ella Baker noted, women were the "backbone of the civil rights movement," yet their contributions were often overlooked or ...

Training and products for health professionals are now available at the hospital to be used on patients with textured hair.

Despite threats to end Black History Month programs and others at some federal agencies, groups vow to recognize it outside ...

She is credited for being one of the first Black educators in the school district to teach white students, when she accepted ...

Female teachers should wear a white blouse and a knee-length skirt, and male teachers should wear a white shirt and a pair of black trousers. These outfits show the professionalism of their career.

"I'm not trying to create journalists, but all the skills that you have as a journalist, you can use in any profession that you have." ...

Linda McMahon sat before a Senate committee Thursday morning testifying about her plans for the Department of Education after ...

She ate lunch alone and sometimes played with her teacher at recess ... become a powerhouse in the vegan world, a space where Black women aren't the first that come to mind.

In recognition of Black History Month in February, MassLive asked readers to nominate Black leaders doing important work across the state. The origins of Black History Month can be traced back to 1915 ...