Dystany Spurlock becomes first Black woman to race in NASCAR

Dystany Spurlock’s NASCAR debut came to an early end Friday, but the 34-year-old Virginia native still made history as the ...

Dystany Spurlock is 1st Black woman to race in one of NASCAR’s national series, crashes in debut

Dystany Spurlock was set to become the first Black woman to compete in one of NASCAR’s three national series in her debut in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series at Dover Motor Speedway, according to NAS ...
The Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionOpinion

America at 250: Celebrate independence by remembering the ladies of Georgia

The United States blossomed thanks to notable women. It's important, as first lady Abigail Adams wrote, to remember the ...

Josephine Baker was the blueprint—her legacy still echoes through today’s biggest Black women stars

FKA Twigs is gearing up to play the iconic Josephine Baker in an upcoming American-French biopic directed by Maïmouna ...
The Miami Times

Motown’s Black women songwriters and producers were the invisible architects behind the pop music juggernaut

During the 1960s, in a country divided by racial strife, the music of Berry Gordy Jr.’s Motown Records helped bring people ...
ahajournals.org

Cardiac Rehabilitation in Women: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association

Cardiac rehabilitation (CR) is a proven intervention to improve cardiovascular health, offering benefits such as reduced hospital readmission rates, lower mortality rates, and enhanced quality of life ...

Here’s how a Black woman engineer turned a childhood Double Dutch dream into a real invention

A Penn State professor is blending nostalgia, culture, and STEM with what’s believed to be the world’s first automated Double ...
The American Prospect

Federal Job Cuts Hit Black Women Hard—a Year Later, Unemployment Is Up

This article was produced by Capital & Main, an award-winning publication that reports from California on economic, political, and social issues. It is co-published here with permission. Kerene Tayloe ...
Atlanta Blackstar

‘So You’re Going to Follow Me?’: White Woman Stalks and Harasses Black Woman Working in Her Neighborhood as She Remains ‘Unbothered,’ Video Shows

Social media users are standing up for a woman who was trying to do her job when an angry woman began following her. The video, posted Tuesday by Reni Ramos, shows her trying to walk through a ...
Fox News

Iran agrees not to execute eight women tied to anti-regime protests after Trump's public appeal

President Donald Trump said Wednesday that Iran will no longer execute eight women linked to anti-regime protests after he urged their release a day earlier. "Very good news! I have just been informed ...
Wall Street Journal

The U.S. Has Long Been a Nation of Inventors—and Luddites

“USA250: The Story of the World’s Greatest Economy” is a yearlong WSJ series examining America’s first 250 years. Read more about it from Editor in Chief Emma Tucker. Americans, by all appearances, ...
MadameNoire

Grace Ladoja Becomes First African Woman To Design Nike Shoe

#BWHM: Nike Taps Grace Ladoja For ‘Homecoming’ Air Max Collab — Making Her The First African Woman To Design A Signature Sneaker Trailblazing Nigerian creative Grace Ladoja breaks new ground as the ...