Georgia women are among the hundreds of plaintiffs who allege cancer or fibroids from hair relaxers. Beauty brands deny their products are toxic.

Black women face higher stroke risk but often miss these 5 quiet warning signs that don't match typical symptoms ...

60 years later and in the Trump era, activists and legal experts are fretting about the deterioration of the Voting Rights Act.

A White South African farm owner and two employees are facing trial over the alleged murder of two Black women who prosecutors say were shot dead for trespassing last August and their bodies fed ...

A comprehensive systematic review highlights a troubling intersection of mental and physical health disparities in Black women, revealing that depression and loneliness are significant—and often ...

More Black women have been elected to state legislatures over the last decade, creating a pipeline to Congress and other offices, a new report found.

From skin to hair, experts explain what changes you can expect, how to adapt your beauty routine, and more.

The Emmy-winning actor is shifting Hollywood norms by intentionally casting dark-skinned Black women as romantic leads to ensure that love stories reflect all shades of Black beauty.

Democratic lawmakers on Wednesday reintroduced four bills seeking to ban or regulate harmful chemicals in hair and beauty products primarily marketed to Black women.

In just three months, nearly 300,000 Black women left the U.S. labor force. Their labor force participation rate has now dropped below that of Latinas for the first time in over a year. And more ...

Ingredients that could cause cancer were found in 10 synthetic hair products used in braids, extensions and other hairstyles popular with Black women, according to a Consumer Reports study ...