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ArtsCenter quilt showcase highlights legacies of African American women
The ArtsCenter in Carrboro is opening The Portraits of Resistance and Resilience Exhibition Feb. 14 through March 3. The ...
The Daily Californian17h
Infinite Hope is a powerful celebration of Black excellence and humanity
In a time of political uncertainty, "Infinite Hope" is a reminder of the eternal power of human existence, an aide-memoire ...
Netflix’s tribute to WWII’s unsung Black women has ties to Georgia
Netflix's 'Six Triple Eight' tells the heroic true story of the only all-Black, all-female battalion in WWII, led by Tyler Perry and starring Kerry Washington.
CSUF program gives Black women the chance to explore their passions through research
“BUSCAR is really about a mentored research experience,” Patchen said, adding that it is the only campus program that specifically focuses on Black women. “All of the faculty mentors are Black, and ...
Baltimore families praise film honoring Black women of ‘Six Triple Eight’
Five times, Karen Taylor has watched the film, “The Six Triple Eight,” since its release in December. And she’ll see it again ...
Lola Kirke: "All the Women in My Family are Cursed”
In an excerpt from her darkly humorous new memoir, Wild West Village, the actor and musician reveals how she turns burden ...
CBS News17d
Cancer deaths are down, but cancer in women and young people is up, yearly study finds
The American Cancer Society's latest cancer report shows both positive and concerning trends: overall cancer deaths are down but the number of women and ... cancers. Black people are twice as ...
CNN19d
Young women are almost twice as likely to be diagnosed with cancer as young men: ‘We’re seeing a change’
For men and women combined, “the only age group where we’re seeing actually an increase in cancer risk, in incidence going up, is under the age of 50.” Even though Black women in the US have ...
The Grio19d
Michelle Obama is every Black woman who wanted to say ‘no’ and not give a damn afterward
particularly among Black women. Why, you ask? Well, frankly, she is our hero- rather she-roe; for refusing to go along with the shenanigans we’ve all been forced to stomach over the past two ...
The New York Times19d
Is the Criticism of L.A.’s Mayor Unfair? Black Women Rise to Defend Her.
In response, numerous Black women have come to her defense, saying that Ms. Bass is facing a double standard that they feel many Black female leaders confront in this country. Among those pushing ...
CNN20d
Djimon Hounsou on battling ‘systemic racism,’ and reconnecting Black people to their African roots
When Hounsou landed his leading role in Steven Spielberg’s 1997 film “Amistad,” the powerful story of the slave trade, a harsh reality that affected much of the Black diaspora was exposed to ...
Cartoon Brew21d
Numerous Women Accuse ‘Coraline’ Author Neil Gaiman Of Sexual Assault
Neil Gaiman, 64, the bestselling author whose works include Coraline, which was adapted into a stop-motion feature by Laika, has been accused of sexual assault by multiple women in a story ...