Late girlhood has a sacredness that can’t be replicated. It’s a particular time in life between innocence and adulting, allowing young women to swing between the two. Jocelyn Bioh’s sensational play, ...

“Black Girl from a White Suburb,” Tania Richard’s new solo play now onstage at American Blues Theater, begins and ends with breathing. Before she speaks any lines or acknowledges the audience, Richard ...

Black women in pop music is not anything new, but recently, we've noticed a host of new voices shaping and leaving their mark on the current landscape. We're using that term, "pop," loosely — ahead, ...

Some of the most meaningful changes during puberty may not happen in the body alone. They may also happen in conversation. A new University of Michigan study suggests that as Black girls move through ...

LOUISVILLE — The idea of freedom, it seems, is embedded in Louisville, Kentucky. Situated on the banks of the Ohio River, the city once provided a crucial corridor for enslaved Black people to escape ...

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Black girls don’t break more school rules than their non-Black peers, but data show they receive harsher punishments when they step out of line. A group of Georgia high school students wanted to find ...

She better have a college fund. How did they afford all of that? I bet they live in the projects. Her dress, makeup, hair and nails are tacky! These are the PG-versions of comments left on pictures ...

Group chats are buzzing, parents are anxious and children are confused. Everyone is wondering if girls are really hitting puberty younger than ever. The headlines warn of a crisis, but the truth is ...

The LSU Gymnastics team will be wearing special leotards as they chase their second national title on Saturday. The leotard, named "Midnight Anthem," is the result of a collaboration with LSU's Golden ...

Identity Preparatory Academy, Nebraska’s first state-approved Black-founded school, is opening in North Omaha as an all-girls middle school focused on community and academic excellence. DerNecia ...