This Day in Black History: April 5, 2007
Radio personality Don Imus used racist and sexist statements on air on April 5, 2007....
This Day in Black History: April 23, 1872
Charlotte E. Ray became the first African-American woman admitted to practice law in Washington, D....
Shola Lynch: “I'm Tired of Hearing Nobody Wants to See Stories About Black Women”
The director of Free Angela and All Political Prisoners talks her doc on the civil rights icon....
BET.com Exclusive Clip: Documentary on Female Jazz Musicians
"Girls in the Band" gives shine to the genre's talented women....
This Day in Black History: May 16, 1929
John Conyers, Jr., an African-American politician and lawyer was born on May 16, 1929....
This Day in Black History: Feb. 8, 1986
On Feb. 8, 1986, figure skater Debi Thomas became the first African-American to win the Women's Sin...
This Day in Black History: Jan. 19, 1961
The golf organization lifts its ”Caucasian Only” clause on Jan. 19, 1961....
This Day in Black History: July 21, 1896
The National Association of Colored Women founded by Mary Church Terrell in Washington on July 21, ...
March Marks Women’s History Month
For 31 designated days, the U.S. acknowledges the accomplishments of females worldwide during Women...
Women’s History Month Profile: Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Trailblazer
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, the president of Liberia, is the first woman elected as a head of state in A...
Black Presidents Tout Women's Rights
Africa's female leaders are fighting entrenched cultural and religious ideas about family planning....
This Day in Black History: March 16, 1846
Rebecca J. Cole, the second Black woman to receive a medical degree in the U.S., was born in Philad...
Child Abuse Linked to Asthma in Black Women
A history of physical and sexual abuse doubles one’s risk....
Hip-Hop Violinist Invited to DC for Women's History Month
Artist Miri Ben-Ari to be one of 25 "Remarkable Women."...
This Day in Black History: July 7, 1972
Basketball superstar Lisa Leslie was born on July 7, 1972....
This Day in Black History: Dec. 13, 1944
Black women permitted into WAVES, a war-time U.S. Navy reserves training program....
This Day in Black History: Nov. 5, 1968
Shirley Chisholm becomes the first Black woman elected to Congress on Nov. 5, 1968....
Does Past Child Sexual Abuse Raise the Risk of Contracting HIV?
A recent Drexel University study found that a past history of childhood sexual abuse raised a perso...
Tyler, The Creator Mountain Dew Ad Pulled
PepsiCo pulls ad criticized for racism and endangering women....
Women's History Month Exclusive: Interview With Businesswoman Janice Bryant-Howroyd
BET Exclusive Women's History Month Interview With Janice Bryant-Howroyd...
