The Mammy archetype describes African-American women household slaves who served as nannies giving maternal care to the white children of the family, who received an unusual degree of trust and ...

Cracking farcical jokes about alopecia is ableist misogynoir at its finest. As an autoimmune disorder that causes hair loss, ...

Incidents of breast cancer have seen slight increases in women younger than 50 annually, with the steepest increases in Asian American and Pacific Islander women since 2000, research released ...

The law, passed on Sept. 2, says that any person who can trace their ancestry back to a victim of the transatlantic slave trade, and who doesn’t hold an African nationality, “may acquire ...

Wade jeopardize women’s lives and have led to a rise in infant deaths. This is especially significant for African American women, who are poised to suffer the worst outcomes of six-week abortion ...

Throughout African American Art and Artists, Lewis interrogates the issue of identity, presenting biographical sketches which locate individual artistic personality dynamics, giving a face to two ...

Denise Hammond has been styling hair for 25 years. Now, she's dedicating her time and talents to making wigs for women dealing with hair loss for various reasons, including cancer. Denise Hammond ...

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"It is disappointing that outcomes appear static for Black/African-American women," she added. "Several research groups are investigating the biological effects of structural discrimination on the ...

Throughout her career, Moseley Braun broke several barriers, including being the first African American U.S. senator from the ...