Oprah 2020
Black Women Aren’t The Help Anymore By Thembisa S. Mshaka Oprah Winfrey received the Cecil B. deMille Award at the 75th Golden Globes on…
Politics
Michelle’s New Role Keeps Us All Guessing
By Allison Samuels Michelle Obama will exit the White House this month as one of the most beloved First Ladies to ever enter the political…
Moving Millennials to the Polls
As parents, aunts and uncles, extended family members or simply friends of any young person in our lives, one of the most important contributions…
New Congressional Caucus Will Focus on Black Women and Girls
Last week, three African-American lawmakers made history with the announcement of the country’s first and only Congressional Caucus on Black Women and Girls. Representatives…
Poised Women
February marks Black History Month, and as we look back, we look to those poised women who have led the way, providing insight and…
CBC Message To America: Don’t Play Politics With The Health Of Black Women
Attacks on healthcare hurt every American family, but their impact in Black communities is even more Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ) delivered this week’s…
For black women, the Cosby indictment is painfully complex
Written by Lonnae O’Neal. This article originally appeared on the WashingtonPost.com For more than a year, we’ve watched Bill Cosby’s slide in slow motion as…
If Jennifer Lawrence were black, ‘she’d really have something to complain about’
Comedian Chris Rock responds to wage gap essay: ‘Black women have the hardest gig in show business’ This article originally appeared on PEOPLE.com Jennifer…
Nigerian oil tycoon topples Oprah as world’s richest black woman
Written by Steve Levine, this article first appeared on Quartz.com There’s an upside to dressing the first lady of Nigeria. And it’s not what…
Black women front and center of power in Baltimore’s aftermath
Written by Amanda Sakuma, Originally printed on MSNBC BALTIMORE – On her first day as attorney general, Loretta Lynch watched from afar as Baltimore…