black women

Thousands of Black women leaders penned a scathing open letter to Trump emphasizing his shortcomings when it comes to Black America in particular.

It's not just happening in corporate America. It's happening in Hollywood, too!

Here we are centuries after slavery and White men are still using the labor of Black women to their benefit. He described Black women as being “less selfish” and “having his best interest” at heart. This White man didn’t tell any lies. But his truths are still hurtful.

Two separate groups of black women are crying foul after they say a racist man called police on them while relaxing at an apartment complex swimming pool. Both incidents happened at The Edition Apartments on East-West Highway in Hyattsville, Maryland this past weekend and were recorded, in part, and posted on social media. Felecia Soso recounted […]

There's no hue in this world we can't rock and rule on the runway.

On day 35 of the government shutdown, TSA agents at John F. Kennedy airport were prompt for work on what was supposed to be pay-day. Their uniforms were neat and to professional standards listed in the TSA uniform policy. Despite the thick fog of unspoken truth gathered in Terminal 4, they were pleasant as they […]

These women are serving #blackgirlmagic and we are loving it!

Being a Black woman in the workplace is a mixed bag. Sometimes it means being on your grind and outshining everyone else because you’ve been running things. That often means working twice as hard and even when you outshine, still only getting half the recognition you deserve. Sometimes it means dealing with the double jeopardy […]

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Though I’m only in my twenties, I’ve survived circumstances that would devastate most. At the tender age of nine, I was diagnosed with a rare heart condition. Less than two years later, I became the recipient of a heart and kidney transplant–all before my twelfth birthday. You would think that this medical saga would end […]