Last month, the unemployment rate among black people fell more than half a percentage point, entirely thanks to job market gains by black women. There are a few bad joke conclusions to draw from this — first, we could Jack Welch it by saying that the black women became employed in large numbers as a deliberate,… » 10/11/12 11:10am 10/11/12 11:10am

"My hair is called an Afro," says Isis Brantley in the video above. The Dallas hairdresser hasn't cut her hair since she was 12 years old. She says it was that hair that led her to be chased down by a TSA guard and subjected to an extra patdown. The TSA claims she left before the full inspection was completed. » 9/22/11 10:30am 9/22/11 10:30am

The publication of parts of Rosa Parks' archive, specifically a letter in which she describes an attempted rape by her employer, has angered members of the Institute she founded. Parks wrote of the encounter, "I was trapped and helpless. I was hurt and sickened through with anger and disgust." (Previously it was… » 8/04/11 6:42pm 8/04/11 6:42pm

By now, everyone in the country with access to a television, the internet or a book store has gotten the memo that black women marry at a dismally low rate compared to women of other races. » 6/21/10 4:40pm 6/21/10 4:40pm

When it comes to reality shows featuring black women (and some men), VH1 is "trading trampiness for fabulousness," with shows devoted to the lives of "seemingly well-adjusted rich and famous black Americans," according to the AP. Let's examine, shall we? » 4/06/10 6:20pm 4/06/10 6:20pm

1. White men are only consolation prizes. 2. Reference Something New. 3. Mention all her friends are doing it. 4. Ignore all other ethnicities/races. 5. Reinforce the only alternative is to die alone. [Washington Post] » 2/25/10 3:20pm 2/25/10 3:20pm

• One English woman grew out her underarm hair to see how people would react. Let's just say they made her feel like the pits (sorry). • » 12/30/08 5:30pm 12/30/08 5:30pm

Michelle Obama: What's not to love? She's smart, accomplished, funny, a great mother and a snazzy dresser. But as Newsweek » 11/03/08 5:00pm 11/03/08 5:00pm

We all have varying experiences when traveling abroad, depending on our background, nationality, and even our race. That is why the website U Go Gurl has created » 8/19/08 4:20pm 8/19/08 4:20pm

Essence magazine has announced plans to re-launch Essence.com and make it a daily destination for African-American women 18 to 49 years old. Two media units of Time Warner are teaming up with the 38-year-old magazine: Warner Brothers Television Group (Extra) and Telepictures Productions (The Tyra Banks Show). The… » 4/22/08 12:30pm 4/22/08 12:30pm