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Black Women Are Rising Up in Politics Nationwide… But What About New York?

There are currently 18 black women in the New York State Legislature.
By Madina Toure

Cynthia Nixon’s New Senior Adviser Discusses the Campaign’s Focus on Minority Issues

Cynthia Nixon's new senior adviser says the gubernatorial candidate is committed to issues affecting people of color and other marginalized groups.
By Madina Toure

How New York Hopes to Tackle Maternal Mortality With Medicaid and Doulas

Doulas can cost anywhere between $1,500 and $4,000.
By Madina Toure

Cynthia Nixon Says She Supports Legalizing Marijuana in New York

By Madina Toure
A memorial service for the late Shirley Chisholm, the country's first African-American congresswoman, in 2005.

Shirley Chisholm Could Become 2nd Black Woman to Have Statue in US Capitol

By Madina Toure
Former U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch speaks at the New York Historical Society on June 20, 2017 in New York City. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio Declares February 22 ‘Loretta Lynch Day’

By Madina Toure
In the U.S., black women are 243 percent more likely to die from childbirth-related causes than white women.

What Is Causing the High Maternal Death Rate Among Black Women in America?

By Keisha Blair
Kerry Washington, Purple Purse Challenge

The Heartbreaking Reason Why Kerry Washington Designs Purses

By Naomi May
Beyonce.

BeyoncĂ© Sends a Message to Men by Excluding Them From ‘Lemonade’

By Amanda Wicks
Amber Ruffin, via Facebook.

Meet Amber Ruffin: First Black Woman Writer in Late Night Talk Show History

By Drew Grant
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