Women firefighters with reproductive cancers are now eligible for federal compensation. A new policy acknowledges their unique occupational hazards and ensures care for treatment.

Research suggests the synthetic hair used for braiding could be bad for you - but will that stop women using it?

By Alexis Taylor, article courtesy of Afro.com   Henrietta Lacks, the woman whose immortal cells have circled the globe, contributing to medical breakthroughs, research and vaccines, was honored at ...

Dr. Natasha A. Kelly explores Afro-German feminisms through documentary film. This past week, the Bowdoin German Department ...

Mimi Gonzalez has lost 36 people in her life. Her father being one of the first, her best friend, grandfather and most recently, her aunt. “I’m dealing with fresh grief in real time and my aunt’s name ...

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Ghanaian actress Yvonne Nelson has once again left fans in awe with her stunning beauty, setting social media ablaze with admiration and love-struck comments.In an Instagram post on Sunday captioned, ...

Kirsty Coventry has been elected president of the International Olympic Committee on the first ballot, making her the first ...

ESPN's Bracketology efforts are focused on projecting the NCAA tournament field just as we expect the NCAA Division I basketball committee to select the field in March. ESPN bracketologist Charlie ...

My part in this research is defining those targets. So the three targets that I defined to say, OK, these are essential features of Afro-textured hair was phase locking, switchbacks and period ...

Despite national conversations about gender diversity in the tech industry, women are still underrepresented, underpaid, and often discriminated against, numbers show. Diversity is critical to IT ...