via BlackAmericaWeb: More than 500 African-American women across America are running for public offices in 2018, perhaps the largest number of Black women ever to compete for elected positions in one year. Black women – Democrats and Republicans, incumbents and neophytes – are vying for federal, state and local seats from coast to coast. For […]
Adults think that black girls are less innocent, less in need of protection and nurturing, and seem older than similarly aged white girls, which could lead to stiffer punishments in school, a new report said Tuesday. The report also said American adults think black girls know more about adult topics and about sex than white […]
TOMMASO BODDI VIA GETTY IMAGES Beverly Bond is all about black sisterhoodand, this time, she’s showing it by celebrating other phenomenal black women and girls in a new book that is set to release in fall 2017. Bond, who is the founder of Black Girls Rock! — a mentoring organization that also hosts an annual award […]
According to author Monique Morris, Black girls make up 16 percent of American school students, but account for over 33 percent of school arrests.
A pig-tailed girl whose favorite accessory is a pink stethoscope has become a symbol of pride and hope for black women in medicine and the daughters they want to inspire. Doc McStuffins, the African-American title character of an animated TV series for children, dreams of becoming an M.D. and, for now, runs a cheerful home […]
The benefits of exercise with regards to weight loss does not affect Black girls in the way that it does their White counterparts, according to research published…
