Janice Gassam, Forbes Lauren Simmons made history as the youngest and only full-time female trader at the New York Stock Exchange. IDA JOHN. Featured Image [dropcap]Despite[/dropcap] progress made in making our workplaces more diverse, there are still several industries where the glass and concrete ceilings are more prevalent. One such industry is the financial industry. […]
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5 Small Business Grants for Black Women Entrepreneurs in 2019 | Black Enterprise
Tarra Jackson, Black Enterprise On average, black women workers are paid only 67 cents on the dollar relative to white non-Hispanic men, even after controlling for education, years of experience and location. (Photo by WOCinTech Chat | Flickr CC 2.0). Featured Image [dropcap]As[/dropcap] women-owned businesses continue to grow, one of the significant obstacles they face […]
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Michelle Obama and Stacey Abrams, Models of Power for Black Women | The New York Times
Michelle Obama and Stacey Abrams, and what they revealed in 2018 about how power is gained and thwarted.
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This Is How a Black Woman Unravels | The Root
“Nah, he can’t be talking to me.”
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After years of domestic violence, a gun changed everything | The Philadelphia Tribune
After one beating, Norris Jones went to her father’s house and shared what she was going through. “He looked at me and said, ‘What did you think marriage was?’”
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Ellis Island Tea, A Family Recipe for Jamaican Sweet Tea, “Goes National”
Ellis-Brown is the only African American female beverage maker in the United States with her own manufacturing plant.
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Cyntoia Brown, Trafficking Victim Serving Life Sentence for Murder, Will Get Clemency Hearing | The New York Times
Cyntoia Brown, a Nashville woman who is serving a life sentence for killing a man who picked her up for sex while she was being trafficked as a teenager, will receive a hearing that could lead to her release, officials said on Thursday.
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Black Women’s Health Week Raises National Awareness | AFRO
“It was about highlighting for people the role of racism, discrimination, and unequal treatment in the variety of systems that influence our lives and how that impacts maternal health outcomes…”
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‘Uncommon Bonds’ Explores What It Takes for Women to Have Real Friendships Across Race | Colorlines
The collection of essays, poetry and letters, edited by Kersha Smith and Marcella Runell Hall, uncovers the tensions, vulnerabilities and power dynamics of true cross-racial friendships.
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I Am Evidence: the shocking film on the truth about untested rape kits | The Guardian
In a new documentary, two film-makers bring to life the stories of sexual assault survivors let down by a fractured system
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