The Supreme Court's vote to keep in place Texas' restrictive abortion law that effectively undermines the historic Roe v. Wade decision is also a gut punch to the Black women who have long been demanding reproductive justice.

"Candyman" raked in an estimated $22,370,000 in its domestic weekend debut, beating the projection of $15 million by 50 percent. This incredible opening weekend performance made director Nia DaCosta the first Black female director to debut a film at number one. DaCosta makes history with record-breaking numbers. 

A young white police officer in suburban Dallas is under investigation after a Black woman accused him of brutalizing her teenage daughter for "simply walking home" in Forney, Texas.

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Iowa’s Johnson County was renamed after Black educator and historian Lulu Merle Johnson.

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CURLS Founder and CEO Mahisha Dellinger has unveiled a new initiative designed to empower Black women entrepreneurs.

Urban One Honors 2021

Angela Doyinsola Aina, MPH is the Co-Founder and Executive Director of the Black Mamas Matter Alliance (BMMA), a Black women-led organization that centers Black mamas by advocating, driving research, building power, and shifting culture for Black maternal health, rights and justice.

Urban One Honors 2021

The 2021 Urban One Honors recipients are game-changers in their fields, leading and creating groundbreaking work that empowers our communities. And they all lead with love.

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The WNBA has unveiled an initiative designed to address racial health disparities faced by Black women and girls.

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Rep. Yvette D. Clarke has introduced a bill to have a statue of trailblazer Shirley Chisholm added to the United States Capitol.

Two Black women accused of a racist attack against the Asian owner of a beauty shop in Houston claim they were the ones who were actually targeted and forced to defend themselves.

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It's been one year since Breonna Taylor, unfortunately, joined a growing list of Black women who were killed by police.

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Songstress Jennifer Hudson has teamed up with Mastercard for an initiative designed to support Black women entrepreneurs.