/tags/black-women black women en-US WLRN Wed, 26 Jun 2024 13:24:49 GMT /health/2024-06-26/an-advocacy-group-expands-to-florida-to-combat-the-black-maternal-mortality-rate The organization works to combat the maternal health crisis of people of color by raising funds and awareness surrounding the need for care. Wed, 26 Jun 2024 13:24:49 GMT /health/2024-06-26/an-advocacy-group-expands-to-florida-to-combat-the-black-maternal-mortality-rate Cathy Carter /health/2023-04-17/reality-black-maternal-health-united-states Black women are nearly three times more likely than white women to die of pregnancy-related causes in the U.S. To mark Black Maternal Health Week, WLRN spoke to two local doctors about the causes of this disparity in health care outcomes and how to address them. Mon, 17 Apr 2023 18:19:45 GMT /health/2023-04-17/reality-black-maternal-health-united-states Natu Tweh /news/2022-05-03/heres-what-could-happen-now-that-the-supreme-court-has-overturned-roe-v-wade The Supreme Court's decision will have a major impact in states across the country that have already signaled their intention to further restrict or ban abortion. Tue, 03 May 2022 15:15:15 GMT /news/2022-05-03/heres-what-could-happen-now-that-the-supreme-court-has-overturned-roe-v-wade Joe Hernandez /news/2022-04-29/the-crown-act-would-ban-hair-texture-discrimination-in-the-u-s-these-women-say-its-long-overdue For some people of color, the legislation isn’t just a question of discrimination. It’s about protecting their culture. Fri, 29 Apr 2022 12:47:33 GMT /news/2022-04-29/the-crown-act-would-ban-hair-texture-discrimination-in-the-u-s-these-women-say-its-long-overdue Victoria Crosdale /2021-09-24/tens-of-thousands-of-black-women-vanish-each-year-this-website-tells-their-stories Erika Marie Rivers created the Our Black Girls website to shine a light on Black girls and women who have gone missing or were murdered, a demographic that gets disproportionately less media coverage. Fri, 24 Sep 2021 12:28:28 GMT /2021-09-24/tens-of-thousands-of-black-women-vanish-each-year-this-website-tells-their-stories Sharon Pruitt-Young /news/2021-07-07/a-swim-cap-made-for-black-hair-will-get-a-second-look-from-swimmings-governing-body The International Swimming Federation said it would reconsider its decision barring the cap from being used in competition, following criticism that the ruling discriminated against Black swimmers. Wed, 07 Jul 2021 12:33:10 GMT /news/2021-07-07/a-swim-cap-made-for-black-hair-will-get-a-second-look-from-swimmings-governing-body Sharon Pruitt-Young /2021-02-01/fully-erased-with-harris-rise-there-are-no-black-women-in-the-senate The lack of a Black woman in the Senate has turned a moment of triumph for many thrilled to see Kamala Harris ascend to the vice presidency into something more bittersweet. Mon, 01 Feb 2021 10:00:00 GMT /2021-02-01/fully-erased-with-harris-rise-there-are-no-black-women-in-the-senate Juana Summers /2020-10-14/black-voters-in-florida-nursing-shortages-miami-dade-buses-ready-for-a-redesign The role of the Black vote in Florida. A projected nurse shortage in the next decade. And Miami-Dade's bus system is set for a makeover. Wed, 14 Oct 2020 23:06:25 GMT /2020-10-14/black-voters-in-florida-nursing-shortages-miami-dade-buses-ready-for-a-redesign Leslie Ovalle Atkinson /2020-02-28/before-making-military-history-she-witnessed-one-of-historys-worst-race-riots Olivia Hooker advocated for the military to open its doors to women of color. But even after policies started to change, "nobody seemed to be joining," she said. So she decided to join herself. Fri, 28 Feb 2020 10:04:00 GMT /2020-02-28/before-making-military-history-she-witnessed-one-of-historys-worst-race-riots Emma Bowman, Mia Warren /2019-12-25/global-women-who-took-a-stand-in-2019-from-an-ebola-doc-to-2-beauty-queens We profiled women who were on the front lines of social change this year — from a doctor fighting Ebola in Congo amid gunfire to two forthright beauty queens. Wed, 25 Dec 2019 16:00:53 GMT /2019-12-25/global-women-who-took-a-stand-in-2019-from-an-ebola-doc-to-2-beauty-queens Emily Vaughn