People in dozens of cities across the country staged A National Day Of Outrage, a coordinated countrywide protest of police violence against Black women in the wake of Atatiana Jefferson's killing.

Tamika Mallory and others are leading rallies around the county.

Black girls are in crisis of entering the criminal justice system.

Nation

A recent survey found that 23% of Black women in the 18 to 34 age group identified as bisexual – a proportion that’s nearly three times higher than it was a decade ago.

Politics

This year's Essence Festival took on an added political significance in part because of Democrats' apparent recent realization that Black women are the backbone of the party.

Politics

The glaring absence of Black women at the first of two Democratic presidential debates was impossible to ignore.

Good News

GirlTrek is inspiring Black women to heal their bodies and reclaim their communities one step at a time.

Transit officials in Washington, D.C., confirmed that one of its employees was not violating any of its rules when she was photographed eating on board a train.

Good News

The #FreeBlackMamas initiative is posting bail for Black mothers so they can be reunited with their families in time for Mother’s Day.

Some serious Black girl magic at West Point.

While the legal marijuana industry is a game changer for entrepreneurs, it can also lead to advocacy and activism. That much has been shown by Cannaclusive, which describes itself as being “inspired by the growing opportunities yet disappointed by the diversity issues taking root in mainstream cannabis culture.”

Democrats pick Stacey Abrams to deliver the response to President Trump's State of the Union address.