black women
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It Took Them 130 Years, but Pasadena Police Have Appointed Their First Female Deputy Chief. And She Black!
California is thought by many to be the be-all-end-all of progressive states. Apparently, though, there are even pockets of the Golden State that come tardy to the party of breaking down gender and racial barriers. But hey, better late than never, as they say. According to ABC7, the Pasadena Police Department has just appointed its…
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Black Woman Dies After Waiting Hours in ER for Help
It is often suggested that women, especially black women, go ignored and/or unseen due to implicit bias in the American healthcare system. Such may have been the case for Tashonna Ward, a 25-year-old daycare teacher from Milwaukee who died Jan. 2 while trying to find a doctor to help her, USA Today reports. Ward waited…
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Continuing to Support R. Kelly Is an Assault on Black Women
It happened twice and she couldn’t tell anyone. But she told me. In the decades since it had happened, she hadn’t told any other men because she thought it would make things worse. But she knew me—she raised me. My father left when I was born and all of the men in my family were…
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Look Back At It: Forget the 53 Percent—This Was the Decade of #BlackGirlMagic
Recently, my brethren here at The Root made a healthy argument for how white women have spent the decade between 2010 and 2019 “doing the most” (and the least)—and to a certain extent, they’re right. But as The Root’s editor of all things black woman-related, I’d like to pose a counterargument. Though the storied 53…
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Beyond Survival: Traumatic Brain Injury Is the Aspect of Domestic Violence We Need to Discuss
There was a presence about him; he ruled the block. In 1994, Davine Manson was just 19 years old when she caught the attention of Shawn Jordan, at the time a known drug dealer. Manson and one of her friends at the now-shuttered Stowe Village housing project in Hartford, Conn., were struggling to carry groceries…
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Feeling Herself: Taraji Talks Menopause, Mental Health, and Mature Relationships—and We Feel Seen
“Celebs—they’re just like us!” is a phrase we collectively toss around in jest, but every so often a celebrity reminds us exactly how human they are, and awe is replaced by empathy. Lately, actress and activist Taraji P. Henson has been that celeb, pulling back the curtain on her Oscar-nominated, Golden Globe and NAACP Image…
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This Giving Tuesday, Invest in Black Women
There’s no denying it; black girls are magical. They are resilient, beautiful, strong beings, so it’s no wonder we call their accomplishments #BlackGirlMagic. But, their achievements are not wrought from magic. Black girls are, well, girls. Not magicians. And the constant stress of creating “magic” without political, economic, or cultural support is a heavy weight…
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What Harriet Teaches Us About Black Women’s Leadership
When most people think of Harriet Tubman, the first thing that comes to mind is how she helped hundreds of black people escape slavery through the Underground Railroad. Other aspects of her life, such as how she led a raid near the Combahee River that freed 700 enslaved people or how she was a founder…