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Arts & Culture

The attacks on ‘The Little Mermaid’ and ‘The Woman King’ are unified by a disdain for Black women

September 21, 2022
by Andscape

By David Dennis Jr. Andscape

The fall lineup of movies and TV shows demonstrates that Black women are playing more starring roles in front of and behind the cameras, and in the executive offices. Here, actor Niecy Nash-Betts is seen playing Simone Clark, the oldest rookie in the FBI Academy, in the new show "The Rookie: Feds." Nash-Betts also is one of the show's executive producers. Photo credit: Raymond Liu/ABC

Arts & Culture

More Black women running the show in fall television, movie lineup

September 12, 2022
by Carla Hay

By Carla Hay Black News & Views NEW YORK – As more Black-centered stories are being told in movies and…

Tennis queen Althea Gibson is the honoree of a ticker tape parade in New York City in 1957. Photo credit: The Detroit Tribune

Sports

Sports History in Black: Althea Gibson, first Black woman to win Wimbledon

July 6, 2022
by Mike Patton

By Mike Patton Black News & Views Althea Gibson was a professional golfer and tennis player. She also was one…

Health

Pandemic-induced decline in cancer screenings poses new challenges to eliminate health disparities

August 11, 2021
by Amethyst Davis

By Amethyst Davis For Black Americans and the physicians who serve them, the pandemic reinforced complaints of inequities in healthcare…