'Her worst fear has come to pass': Midwife who advocated for Black women dies after giving birth

Janell Green Smith, 31, was determined to reduce racial disparities in maternal health care. Her family hopes her legacy will ...

A midwife’s death days after childbirth complications reignites the conversation around Black maternal health

Janell Green Smith was a certified nurse-midwife and doctor of nursing practice in South Carolina. Less than a week after ...

Maggie Lena Walker: First Black Woman Bank President in the U.S.

Discover Maggie Lena Walker's legacy as the first Black woman bank president, her impact on the Black community, and her role ...
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Zora Neale Hurston Quotes That Speak To Modern Black Women

Zora Neale Hurston’s words honor the beauty, complexity, and truth of the Black experience, especially Black womanhood. Here ...
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Who Is Laila Edwards? The Hockey Star Set to Become the First Black Women to Compete in the Winter Olympics for Team USA

Meet Laila Edwards, the hockey star who will become the first Black woman to represent Team USA in ice hockey at the Winter ...

Meet Laila Edwards: The first Black woman to play for Team USA’s Winter Olympic ice hockey team

Laila Edwards will be the first Black woman to play for Team USA's ice hockey team at the 2026 Winter Olympics.
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Mary McLeod Bethune, known as the ‘First Lady of Negro America,’ also sought to unify the African diaspora

When I first landed an internship as an archives technician at the Mary McLeod Bethune Council House-National Historic Site – the D.C. home of the woman who founded Bethune-Cookman University – I didn ...

Toffee Makeup Is Winter’s Warmest Beauty Trend For Black Women

A celebrity makeup artist breaks down how Black women can achieve the toffee makeup look—and best products to do it with.
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First Lady celebrates African women, girls

The First Lady Senator Oluremi Tinubu has joined millions around the world in commemorating the International Day of Women and Girls of African Descent, paying glowing tribute to their resilience, ...