Commentary: Why Are Black Abortion Rates So High?
Why are Black abortion rates so high? Black teens are four times more likely to terminate their pre...
Obama Backs Planned Parenthood in Political Fight
President Barack Obama vowed Friday to join Planned Parenthood in fighting against what he said wer...
As Gender Equity Rises, Ugandan Women Seek Divorce
Uganda is seeing a rise in the number of women seeking divorce, in part because of a more equal leg...
Sudanese Women Seek Slimmer Figures
Despite cultural norms that favor thick thighs and hips, more Sudanese women are hitting the gym....
Commentary: President Obama Supports Women's Rights to Choose
In a post on 90 Days, 90 Reasons, Jamaica Kincaid says that President Obama's support of women's ri...
Black Presidents Tout Women's Rights
Africa's female leaders are fighting entrenched cultural and religious ideas about family planning....
Commentary: Why You Should Attend the NAN Convention
Why you should attend the National Action Network convention on April 3-6....
Money Monday: Why Women Need to Save More Than Men
Tips on preparing for retirement....
Commentary: Obama’s Inaugural Speech, a Vivid View of “We the People”
The president’s second inaugural address presented a historic, 21st Century vision of America....
In a First, Black Voter Turnout Rate Passes Whites
Black voters overwhelmingly turned out for President Obama, while many whites stayed home....
Beyoncé, Kerry Washington and Other Women Celebs Team Up for Obama
Women for Obama discuss how he has championed for their rights....
Kerry Washington Pens Op-Ed on Why She Supports Obama
The actress explains the ways the president has pushed women's rights forward....
Girl Power: Organizations Launch Offense Against Threats to Women’s Rights
Women's groups form coalition to use the power of the vote to protect threats against women's right...
This Day in Black History: Sept. 23, 1863
Mary Church Terrell, civil rights activist and educator, was born in Memphis on Sept. 23, 1863....
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....
Commentary: Say What?! Why Mitt Romney Is Wrong About Planned Parenthood
Given that African-Americans have disproportionately higher rates of many preventable conditions, i...
King Memorial Event Celebrates the Women of the Civil Rights Movement
People easily forget the contributions women made to the civil rights movement, but their hard work...
Unsung Female Civil Rights Pioneers Honored
A traveling museum exhibit entitled “Freedom’s Sisters” captures heroic images of 20 Black women le...
Proposed Rules on Funding for Abortion Could Chip Away at Women's Rights
New bill raises questions about the current definition of rape....
Obama seeks court nominee who backs women's rights
Obama seeks court nominee who backs women's rights...
