African-American women

Amber Rose launched a free app July 23 that is designed to empower women and help them fulfill their goals. “I wanted it to be very personal so it’s going to be full of content you can’t find on any of my other platforms,” Rose said of the app, called Amber Rose Official. “I also know […]

CEO Lisa Brown Alexander shares her journey to wellness.

Four decades after the ban on first-trimester abortions was declared unconstitutional in Roe v. Wade, women's reproductive rights activists find themselves before the Supreme Court for another battle in the Whole Woman's Health v. Hellerstedt case.

For its 18th annual “Most Powerful Women” list, Fortune Magazine showcased a few women of color among the 51 selected. Two Georgians, however, stood out among the list and continue to emerge as powerful executives for their respective companies. Rosalind Brewer (pictured, left) ranked 15th, is the CEO and President of Sam’s Club, a division of […]

  Tia D. Olds, MD, is a radiation oncologist at New York Oncology Hematology, a practice in The US Oncology Network, in Albany, NY. She earned her medical degree from Morehouse School of Medicine in Atlanta, interning at Saint Vincent’s Medical Center in Staten Island, NY, and serving her residency in radiation oncology at SUNY […]

There wasn’t one person in their seats when Fantasia appeared on the “Black Girls Rock”  stage wearing a sparkling white gown that was almost as…

I haven’t been quite right since the abuse. I haven’t been quite right since the accident. The sexual abuse and later, rape, I experienced when…

  Dr. Darlene Clark Hine is a pioneer in the study of African-American history and the role of women within that narrative. But despite her standing as a leading scholar on Black women, that specialty came about almost by accident. Hine was born February 7, 1957 in Morley, Mo. She attended Roosevelt University for her […]

The BlackDoctor.org ‘My Story’ series features real stories of health triumphs written by and about our readers. Do you have a health and wellness testimony to…

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — An Oklahoma City police officer will stand trial on dozens of charges alleging he sexually assaulted 13 women while on duty, the judge’s order coming exactly five months after the first complaint was reported to police. During the two-day preliminary hearing, prosecutors filed an additional four sex assault charges against Daniel […]

Tracy Wilson Mourning, wife of NBA hall of famer Alonzo Mourning, joined Roland Martin on “NewsOne Now” to talk about her mentoring program Honey Shine Inc. Honey Shine’s…

Team natural must be making a difference. A report out of Chicago says that sales of all relaxers have dropped off about 26% in the last five years – the only area of Black hair sales not to see an increase. Marketing film Mintel reports that sales of “creamy crack” as users like to call […]