Black women have to work an extra 233 days to earn what a white man earns in a year. August 22 marked the day that a Black woman would have earned what a white man did in 2018 alone. Full time working women across all careers and ethnicity earn 80% of mens median earning. D.L. […]

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Octavia Spencer has opened up about how NBA star LeBron James helped her secure equal pay on the Netflix series “Madam C.J. Walker.” Spencer stars in the hotly anticipated project about America’s first Black self-made millionaire, which is set to premiere on the streaming service with eight episodes. “I have to say, when I was negotiating my deal […]

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”Jane The Virgin” star Gina Rodriguez has been accused of favoring only light-skinned Latinas, and she habitually makes it a point to undermine Black success in Hollywood. Now she has come under fire yet again… and this time for saying Black actresses are paid more than Latina actresses. Meanwhile, Sofia Vergara is the highest paid actress on TV, […]

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Tiffany Haddish has revealed that when to comes to negotiating her movie contracts, she always commands a “guy’s fee” that she believes she deserves. “You know what they say? ‘A closed mouth don’t get fed.’ And a lot of times we don’t open our mouths because we don’t even really know what we’re supposed to get,” […]

In honor of Black Women’s Equal Pay Day, Jacque Reid goes Inside Her Story with Michelle Gadsen-Williams to discuss her new book CLIMB. Williams titled the book CLIMB because the literal definition of the word climb is “to go upward.” And that’s how she would describe her career. On average, Black women are paid 38% […]

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A day before playing in the 2005 final at the All England Club, Venus Williams addressed a meeting of the Grand Slam Board, urging Wimbledon and the French Open to offer equal pay to male and female players. “I said: ‘All of our hearts beat the same. When your eyes are closed, you really can’t […]

The story of women’s rights and equality has been around for years. It’s not confined to anyone area is it leaks into all sectors of life whether it’s finance, entertainment or politics. Comedian and actress Mo’Nique has recently brought this issue to light after being offered only $500,000 for a Netflix special. Not pleased by […]

1/23/18- Black Girl Problems is another new segment for Kym and Sherri that looks at the challenges that Black women have to face. Today’s topic is asking the question whether or not women should tell each other what they make in the entertainment industry. We’ve recently seen Mo’Nique and Tracee Ellis Ross talk about it. READ MORE STORIES ON BLACKAMERICAWEB.COM: GET […]

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Five thousand women descended upon the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C. this week to attend the first ever United State of Women Summit. The Tuesday event served as a forum for speakers and attendees to discuss the progress made in regards to women’s causes in America, while also creating blueprints for social, political, and […]

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Five thousand women descended upon the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C. this week to attend the first ever United State of Women Summit. The Tuesday event served as a forum for speakers and attendees to discuss the progress made in regards to women’s causes in America, while also creating blueprints for social, political, and […]

National Partnership for Women & Families recently released a survey that proves that equality in pay is still a distant hope for women of color,…