US biology textbooks highlighted seven men for every woman scientist. And black women were not represented a single time in any of the works analysed. Based on the current rate, it will be ...
A prime example of this is depicted in the movie Hidden Figures, which retells the story of four Black female scientists (Katherine Johnson, Mary Jackson, Dorothy Vaughan and Christine Darden) who ...
This program bridges the gap between education and industry with a hands-on experience aimed at getting young women ...
"the saddest aspect of life right now is that science fiction gathers knowledge faster than society gathers wisdom." Black women have always gathered knowledge faster than society writ large ...
“Dr. Sherita Golden’s experience ironically aligns with most organizations’ typical and historic stance toward Black women,” shared DEI consultant and decolonial educator Joquina Reed.
(AP Photo/Pamela Smith) Members of the Black Women’s Leadership Collective from left; Holli Holliday, President, Sisters Lead ...
Through her platform, Black Female Therapists, Dee informs Black women and men about mental health in the Black community. Though the name of the site centers on women, Dee stresses the database i ...
At the height of the pandemic and George Floyd protests, marine biologist Jasmin Graham stumbled across a picture on Twitter: It was of Carlee Jackson Bohannon, a Black female scientist ...
Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. Providing provocative views on racism, pop culture, and mental health. No, it is not Black Maternal Health Week. However, Black expectant ...
As voters awaited the results of the presidential election, the outcomes of a handful of U.S. House and Senate races have ...
As word of pregnancy-related deaths and near misses reverberates through the social media timelines and minds of many Black women, anticipating the beginning of life too often brings fears of its end.