What she had no idea about until days later: Jackson was the first Black woman, from any country, to claim an individual gold ...

There is power in the pause! Joy D. Calloway of the Black Women's Health Imperative dispels myths surrounding perimenopause ...

The Root spoke exclusively with Dr. Kaytura Felix about the risk factors related to preeclampsia and how we support healthy ...

The rate is now equivalent to White women’s during the bleakest moments of the Great Recession.

Hampton University alumna Ruth E. Carter becomes the most nominated Black woman in Oscar’s history with five nominations.

With her latest nomination, Ruth E. Carter officially becomes the most-nominated Black woman in Oscars history, across all ...

Wade-Gayles became a leading voice for interdisciplinary women, gender, and Black studies, centering her work in this ...

A new study shows a correlation between police-related stress and cardiovascular disease in Black women, specifically those ...

The owner of a Virginia restaurant where nine Black women were asked to leave following a brawl inside the establishment ...

Ruth E. Carter continues to set milestones for Black women at the Oscars. The legendary artisan earned her fifth Oscar ...