Laila Lalami's dystopian novel centers on a woman who's been incarcerated because an algorithm flagged her as a crime risk.

Lawrence Police are searching for Wanda Dyer. The search for a 74-year-old Lawrence woman has expanded into neighboring Johnson County after she was reported missing nearly three weeks ago.

FORT SMITH, Ark. — Dr. Mae Jemison, the first African American woman to travel to space, will visit Fort Smith on Wednesday, April 9. Dr. Jemison will present a talk at the University of ...

In 1976, Bailey became the first African American to receive the Screen Actors Guild Life ... Bailey’s scrapbooks hark back to a time 60 years ago when color television was new and Black women were ...

It is a Trojan horse attack on American democracy disguised as an election security measure. And women should not have to bear the brunt of a law passed to address a nonexistent problem.

She became the first African American woman in South Carolina to earn a medical license and passionately advocated for improved healthcare for African Americans, particularly focusing on children.

“This conference was informed by the growing need to create a dedicated platform that celebrates, connects, and empowers African women in animation. Afro WIA Fest 2025 was designed to showcase ...

And at 40, she’s leading the most-impressive field of American women in history into this month’s Boston Marathon. “This year is just unbelievably deep,” D’Amato told the Globe.

This week, the most mercurial player on the men’s tour did what he does best, there was an American shuffle at the top of the women’s rankings and a Wimbledon champion’s quandary revealed ...

African women who leave home to work as nannies or housekeepers in the Persian Gulf know they’re risking their lives. The influx of reports detailing unpaid wages, sexual assault and – at times – ...