Black women who had at least half of their health care visits with a racially concordant provider report more positive interactions with their health care providers.

More in KFF: kff.org/racial-equity-… #BlackWomenLead

.Prisma Health's Black Doula Program, an initiative aimed at enhancing maternal and birth outcomes for Black mothers, has been renewed after a successful pilot year in which it provided support to 100 mothers throughout the birthing process.
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The American Cancer Society Society is launching the largest behavioral and environmental-focused population study of cancer risk and outcomes in Black women in the United States.

wsbtv.com/news/local/atl… #BlackWomenLead #ProtectBlackWomen

Award-winning Nigerian metal sculptor and visual artist dotun POPOOLA's most recent sculpture is 12-foot-tall, 882-pound piece depicting the decorated head and neck of an African woman, inspired by his wife

aol.com/stunning-metal… #BlackWomenLead #SupportBlackArtists

Black Women's Roundtable''Power Of The Sister Vote'' Maryland Presidential Primary GOTV Virtual Rally x.com/i/broadcasts/1…

It’s time to #GOTV Indiana! Polls are open from 6 a.m. - 6 p.m. local time. If you need help finding your polling location, please see the link in our bio.

Happy voting!

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.Live Nation Urban has announced its collaborative, renewed partnership with Polly Irungu’s Black Women Photographers™️. A cohort of black women photographers and videographers will shoot its much-anticipated slate of upcoming summer and fall festivals.

billboard.com/business/touri… #BlackWomenLead

'We must ask ourselves, are we resolved to change or are we just moving from mourning to mourning? We cannot only be strong; we must be resolved. We must change,' writes Charlotte Mayor Mayor Vi Lyles.

charlotteobserver.com/opinion/articl… #BlackWomenLead

Proofs of the Pythagorean Theorem using trigonometry were believed to be impossible for nearly 2,000 years.

But then, in December 2022, Calcea Johnson and Ne'Kiya Jackson, seniors at St. Mary's Academy stepped up to the challenge.

cbsnews.com/news/high-scho… #BlackWomenLead

Mayor Karen Bass's first act after taking the oath of office as Los Angeles’ mayor in December 2022 was to declare a state of emergency on homelessness.

Now, Bass is chair of the U.S. Conference of Mayors’ Task Force on Homelessness.

nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/ka… #EndHomelessness

.Lincoln University will honor New Jersey’s late lieutenant governor, Sheila Oliver, during this weekend’s alumni reunion by celebrating a scholarship named in her honor.
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This year, the  Black Women on Broadway Awards are honoring Irene Gandy, Aisha Jackson and DeDe Ayite will be honored for their work at the highest level of commercial live theater in the U.S.

deadline.com/2024/04/black-… #BlackWomenLead

Only ⅓ of Black Americans who need mental health care receive it. This is partially due to stigma, lack of culturally competent care, mistrust, and pricing.

Lydia T. Blanco's piece here: blackenterprise.com/black-women-me… #BlackWomenLead #MentalHealthMonth

This long-standing vision also inspired Dr. Menah Pratt-Clarke to found the Faculty Women of Color in the Academy National Conference (Virginia Tech FWCA), a 12-year-old conference for women of color in higher education to network, engage and learn from colleagues.
forbes.com/sites/sughneny…

Though Black women are more likely to be victims of violence, they receive less media attention and follow-up. Advocates gathered at the State House in support of a bill that addresses what Bud Williams calls “a crisis that has been long overshadowed.”
bostonglobe.com/2024/05/01/met…

In a 2020 survey by RunGrl, a media company for Black women runners, 90 percent of respondents said they'd received unwanted comments while on a run. One in three had been followed.

popsugar.com/fitness/black-… #ProtectBlackWomen

The load of added labor is heavy and telling us that we are “strong” doesn’t change the fact that it falls disproportionately on our shoulders.

More in Nonprofit Quarterly: nonprofitquarterly.org/the-unseen-lab… #BlackWomenLead

In the Spring of 2022, Elevate tapped Neely to help shape the Detroit Clean Energy Contractor Accelerator Program. The program trains contractors from underrepresented backgrounds to bring their businesses into the clean energy economy.
nextcity.org/urbanist-news/… #BlackWomenLead

.California Black Women's Health Project (CABWHP) is a non-profit organization aimed to improve the health of Black women in the state from preconception through aging. It's celebrating 30 years of advocacy, education, outreach and policy.

abc10.com/article/news/h… #BlackWomenLead

It highlighted a crucial reality: Black women often need strong advocates in the delivery room, even if they’re not physically present. My sister’s unwavering support, even over the phone, made a world of difference.

mother.ly/birth/birth-st… #ProtectBlackWomen