Jun 8, 2026 | Education, HBCU, Higer Education, STEM, Women
Spelman College has announced the appointment of Dr. Ayanna Howard as the institution’s 12th president, ushering in a new chapter for the nation’s top-ranked historically Black college and university (HBCU). Howard, an internationally recognized roboticist,...
Jun 1, 2026 | Leadership, Women
Fortune released its 29th annual Most Powerful Women in Business list this week, honoring 100 female executives shaping key sectors of the global economy, including finance, retail, energy, technology, manufacturing, and media. Among this year’s honorees are Black...
May 18, 2026 | Leadership, Voting, Women
Former Vice President Kamala Harris joined a cohort of Black women to rebuke the U.S. Supreme Court’s conservative majority for its ruling two weeks ago that gutted the Voting Rights Act, setting off a wave of Republican-led states drawing out majority-Black districts...
May 11, 2026 | Books, Leadership, Women
Six hundred thousand Black women have been laid off, fired or pushed out of the workforce since early 2025, and the number is still climbing. DEI initiatives that took decades to build have been gutted through executive orders. In the midst of it all, three veteran...
May 4, 2026 | Diversity, Leadership, Women
One of the few Black teachers ever hired by a South Georgia school district claims she was the victim of racial harassment, and her appellate case is shedding light on the alleged behavior by school officials. In mid-March, Lana Foster made the hours-long drive from...
Apr 20, 2026 | Events, Leadership, Women
A national gathering of Black women that centers collective power and resilience starts today in Chicago. The Power Rising Summit will be held from Friday to Sunday at the Hilton Chicago. The summit’s founder, Bishop Leah Daughtry, said bringing the summit in its...
