Teen pregnancies. School suspensions. Few role models. Girls of color face a host of issues that other girls generally don’t. White House staff spent Friday meeting with experts to find ways to create ...

Debates about the crisis in the American criminal-justice system—the over-incarceration, the "warehousing" of the mentally ill, the harsh juvenile sentencing—tend to leave out perhaps the most ...

'Black Girl Nerds' founder Jamie Broadnax writes that 'Black Panther' was just the beginning for allowing young viewers the chance to see themselves reflected onscreen in a significant way. By Jamie ...

I don’t know how to feel about pink. The color has been inescapable of late, as Barbie branded shoes, clothes, rugs, and pool floats dominate my social media feeds. But the very meaning of pink seems ...

A recent study indicates that girls of color, particularly Black girls, are beginning their menstrual cycles at younger ages than their peers. While the exact reasons for this phenomenon remain ...

When Marilyn Hollinquest was a child, she struggled to understand injustice she experienced in her community. "I was not equipped with the tools that would help me understand and contribute to ...

Senior Advisor to the President of the United States Valerie Jarrett onstage at Grounded in History, Soaring into the Future: Rev. Joseph E. Lowery's 94th Birthday Celebration at Delta flight Museum ...

International Women’s Day gives us an opportune moment to pause and recognize the achievements of girls and women across the globe. In philanthropy, we must celebrate the fact that women of color are ...

Girls of color are disproportionately impacted by school discipline policies and excluded from current efforts to address the school-to-prison pipeline, according to a new report authored by UCLA ...

An initiative recently launched by the New Hampshire Women's Foundation would help women and girls of color receive funds to create programs that will enrich and empower their communities.The ...