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Numerous news outlets have reported an increase in the unemployment rate for Black women as of April. The jobless rate for Black women aged 20 and older rose to 6.1%. According to a report from Impact Investing, the data for April 2025 indicates a concerning trend for the Black labor force, particularly among Black women, who […]
The Last of Us star Bella Ramsey has said awards shows should preserve separate prize categories for male and female entertainers. The British star, who identifies as non-binary, said it was important to distinguish performers, as “a lot of women wouldn’t get nominated” if there was one category for all actors. Speaking on the Louis […]
Three’s a crowd. That is what is ahead in Illinois’ Democratic primary contest to succeed U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin. Three African American women are expected to enter a crowded 2026 race. A day after Durbin announced his retirement, Illinois Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton bolted out of the gate to announce she is in. Within days, […]
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Weekend Reading on Women’s Representation is a compilation of stories about women’s representation in politics, on boards, in sports and entertainment, in judicial offices and in the private sector in the U.S. and around the world—with a little gardening and goodwill mixed in for refreshment! May Milestones: May Day, Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage […]
Weekend Reading on Women’s Representation is a compilation of stories about women’s representation in politics, on boards, in sports and entertainment, in judicial offices and in the private sector in the U.S. and around the world—with a little gardening and goodwill mixed in for refreshment! May Milestones: May Day, Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage […]
US Black Women See Jobless Rate Surge, Adding to Year-Long Trend Bloomberg.com Source link
The unemployment rate for Black women rose by a full percentage point in April, following a year-long deterioration in labor conditions for that category. The jobless rate for Black women aged 20 and over rose to 6.1%, the highest since 2022, from 5.1% in March. It has been steadily increasing since February of last year, […]
Enter who I’m going to call Elijah: tall (at least according to his profile), a sharp smile, and banter that actually kept up with mine. He loved to travel (a nonnegotiable for me), he was a fellow Manchester United fan, and he even threw in a playful, “I like to troll at times too” during […]
Written by Erica Marshall-Lee, Ph.D., ABPP, on behalf of the Atlanta Behavioral Health Advocates Why are there such monumental barriers for a Black woman to become president of the United States? The short answer is that Black women have been consistently overlooked, shut out, and ignored for centuries. In the U.S., African-descended women are significantly […]