Resa Nelson is Hofstra University’s first Rhodes Scholar, one of the most prestigious academic honors in the world.

These are some of the women behind the technologies that make our modern world go round, from WiFi to windshield wipers.

Discover how Madam C.J. Walker built a hair-care empire, becoming the first self-made female millionaire and an influential ...

One community of inventors focused on improving individual office workers’ tools of creation. Venerable quill pens gave way ...

Fani T. Willis, a district attorney who brought election interference charges against Mr. Trump, and Lisa Cook, who serves on the Federal Reserve Board, have also been investigated. By Santul Nerkar ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Sherri Shepherd called out ‘Saturday Night Live’ for having no Black female cast members after Ego Nwodim left, ...

After seven seasons, Nwodim announced she would be leaving the sketch comedy show ahead of the season 51 premiere. By Carly Thomas Associate Editor The actress and comedian said on Monday’s episode of ...

There's a problem in the job market, but if you don't dig below the surface in the latest monthly employment report, you might not see it. The overall unemployment rate is 4.3% and in the last year it ...

The “Angry Black Woman” stereotype is a long-standing, deeply rooted caricature that portrays Black women as overly hostile, aggressive, difficult, irrational, or “too strong” in their emotions. It ...

Please, “SNL,” don’t forget about Black women… again. On Friday, Ego Nwodim announced she would be leaving “Saturday Night Live” after seven seasons, and with her exit comes a familiar, unsettling ...

Another Friday, another jobs report. Another reminder that when the economy gets shaky, we feel it first and we feel it hardest. And most importantly, a reality check that no one is coming to save us.

Since President Trump returned to office, more than 300,000 Black women have lost their jobs, while unemployment for them has shot up from 5.4% to 6.7%. “This structural inequality among Black women ...