Discover the challenges faced by Black women in the American workforce and the systemic barriers hindering their employment and entrepreneurship.

Introduction to the 1997 edition -- Part one: Historical perspectives in overview: 1. Northern Black Female Workers: Jacksonian Era / Sharon Harley ; 2. Discrimination Against Afro-American Women in ...

Dr. Barbara Ross-Lee, 82, is a pioneering figure in osteopathic medicine, breaking barriers as a Black woman leader in healthcare. As the eldest of six children, including her famed sister Diana Ross, ...

In 1969, Black educators and students at Kent State University proposed the month of February to be celebrated as Black History Month. The first ever celebration took place at Kent State University a ...

This article appears in the December 2025 issue of The American Prospect magazine. Subscribe here. When the unemployment rate for African American women hit nearly 7 percent in August, alarms went off ...

Aariana Rose Philip has become the first African American transgender woman living with quadriplegic cerebral palsy to attend ...

In 1976, Karen Batchelor was a young mother desperate for mental stimulation. One day, she went to a library in Detroit to explore her family’s history and unexpectedly found an Irish ancestor who had ...