Team GB’s only black swimmer: ‘I understand why girls would quit over their hair’
“I vividly remember a black girl saying at training that the reason black girls don’t swim is because of their
Read more
Black Women
‘A Black Lady Sketch Show’
The HBO sketch series is the first with a cast of entirely black women, and an all-black women writers room.
Read more
Network for BME women in digital health launched at Summer Schools
A new network to support and encourage women of black and minority ethnic (BME) backgrounds in digital health roles has
Read more
Women’s lives ‘at risk’ as refuges for black and minority ethnic domestic-violence survivors face closure
A group of refuges for black and minority ethnic (BME) survivors of domestic abuse face closure after their funding was axed in the latest
Read more
Women to Watch 2019: spotlight on BAME board talent of the future
Fifty leading female professionals from Black, Asian and other Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds are highlighted in the 2019 Women to
Read more
California is about to ban discrimination against black workers with natural hairstyles
A black woman was denied a job in Alabama because she wouldn’t cut her dreadlocks. A black BP executive says she was
Read more
Breast cancer taboo ‘can cause isolation’ for black women
A woman who had breast cancer has spoken out about the “isolation” people with the disease from minority ethnic communities
Read more
Women of colour call for Dictionary.com to update its ‘offensive’ definition of Black
Black women have criticised Dictionary.com for the way it describes and offers synonyms for the word black. Some of the
Read more
Ditching the ‘sassy black woman’ for horror
Octavia Spencer is ready to rip up the rule book, blood-soaked knife in hand. The actress and producer makes her
Read more
Young black women are leaving Christianity and embracing African witchcraft
“We may not be Christian here, but we still pray,” said a woman dressed entirely in white as she addressed
Read more
Emeli Sande named as Sunderland University chancellor
Sunderland-born Emeli Sande has been named as the new chancellor of the city’s university. The multi-platinum selling singer-songwriter will follow
Read more
How bald black women overcome sexual harassment
The decision for a woman to shave her hair isn’t an easy one to make. As well as having to
Read more
How black women are walking away from the obesity epidemic
Across the US, obesity rates have risen and life expectancy has declined.Our national health crisis has been especially dire for African-American women. Nearly
Read more
9 ways racism impacts maternal health
For many Black, Indigenous and racialized women in Turtle Island (North America) and globally — motherhood is a fight for
Read more
West Point is about to graduate its largest class of black women
History in the making: These cadets will be among 34 African-American women who will graduate with the Class of 2019
Read more