The glass ceiling is an idea familiar to many. It refers to the invisible barrier that seems to exist in many fields …
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INDIO, Calif. — Let’s just cut to the chase: There’s not likely to be a more meaningful, absorbing, forceful and radical performance …
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Brazil is still mourning the death of Marielle Franco, a black woman raised in a Rio favela and a sociologist whose academic work …
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Ieshia Champs, Single Mother of 5, to Graduate Magna Cum Laude From Texas Southern University’s Thurgood Marshall School of Law
Ieshia Champs never could have imagined what she would achieve when she grew up, as she bounced around family homes, entered into the …
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The board of trustees of Whittier College in California, has chosen Linda Oubré as the educational institution’s fifteenth president. When she takes office on July 1, …
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For the first time, the twin island Caribbean nation of Trinidad and Tobago has a woman president. After an electoral college win in January, Paula Mae …
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Ava DuVernay is stepping into the superhero universe. The filmmaker has come on board to direct “New Gods” at Warner Bros. as part of the studio’s …
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Spelman College Student Deanna Hayden Works to Raise Literacy Rates with “House of Knowledge” Project
It’s National Library Week, and at Spelman College a student is changing lives by improving a community’s literacy. Deanna Hayden, a junior Comparative Women’s Studies major, …
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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — It’s an unlikely location for a political uprising: A onetime drug rehab center in an office park, where metal …
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Patricia Smith, who teaches in the English department at theCollege of Staten Island of the City University of New York System, has been …
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Veteran actor Ireti Doyle, in a post on her Instagram page, is speaking about colorism. In her post, she details how she almost lost …
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Anok Yai Becomes 1st Black Model since Naomi Campbell to Open the Prada Show at Milan Fashion Week
Last week, model Anok Yai made history at Prada‘s Fall 2018 show during Milan Fashion Week. The 19-year-old became the second black model to ever open …
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TriStar Pictures has acquired worldwide rights to The Woman King, a film inspired by true events that will star Oscar winners Viola Davis and Lupita Nyong’o. The …
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Nasir Yammama, Ronke Bamisedun, Paul Kihiko, Ricky Rapa Thompson make Forbes’ 30 Most Promising Young Entrepreneurs in Africa 2018 List
Young people are creating new stories about Africa, revamping the image of what Africa is, and taking us to the world. Forbes, …
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“I refuse to be shamed” -23-Year Old Chidera Eggerue is challenging the way the World views Women’s Bodies with #SaggyBoobsMatter
British-Nigerian Chidera Eggerue is one 23-year-old lady who has been able to attain a level of confidence and body security that is very admirable. …
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PINK’S ADVICE FOR RAISING STRONG KIDS: ‘I’M A TRUTH-TELLER’ She might be a Grammy-winning pop star known for her brazen attitude and …
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As the #MeToo movement raged in neighboring South Korea, it’s been comparatively subdued in Japan. Until today that is, when two government …
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Chitra Ramaswamy You might not care about fashion, but having women of colour represented on the UK cover of the fashion bible …
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In the 2010s, the internet changed the way we campaign, and helped me create the gal-dem community. But there are still massive …
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NEW DELHI: Katrina Kaif, who was recently appointed the ambassador for non-profit organisation Educate Girls, fired an array of uncomfortable questions when asked about …
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When I was a child I was not aware that growing food could be a career choice, or that female farmers even …
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The 800-mile round trip will support women and girls living in poverty. “There’s a rather huge pile of bras in my spare …
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