A common drug used to treat diabetes may also help Black women with a type of alopecia, a Johns Hopkins scientist found.

Overall, the increased survival risk for Black women ranges from 17% to 50%, depending on the type of breast cancer, ...

For too many years, history books have focused on the achievement of White Americans, while many of the inspiring ...

Reducing news to hard lines and side-taking leaves a lot of the story untold. Progress comes from challenging what we hear ...

Whether they are already household names or a hidden figure deserving of more recognition (and an uplifting biopic), the ...

The following news items are reprinted from the Daily News for the week Sept. 12-18, 1924 and are compiled from the newspaper ...

Dr. Mary Walker, often called an oddity, nuisance, or unwelcome guest, was buried in a black suit and rests in a rural ...

Careers often hit a sweet spot a decade or two down a certain path. Workers are settled in, comfortable, feel as though they ...

Winsome Earle-Sears, the first Black woman to hold statewide office in Virginia’s long history ... served as director of a women’s homeless shelter, and run a plumbing and electrical supply ...

Healthy Black women with low risk factors were far more likely to get C-sections than white women with similar medical ...