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Despite affecting roughly half the population, menopause remains under-researched, underfunded and often stigmatized—leaving many without adequate medical guidance or institutional support. On Tuesday
Courtly Observations is a recurring series by Erwin Chemerinsky that focuses on what the Supreme Court’s decisions will mean for the law, for lawyers and lower courts, and for people’s lives. […] The
Too-high exam tables and standing weight scales can keep bigger-bodied people or those with limited mobility from getting full reproductive health care. Federal ADA guidelines from 2024 are supposed t
It’s going to be another busy day at the Supreme Court, and it’s expected to start with opinion announcements. The post SCOTUStoday for Wednesday, March 25 appeared first on SCOTUSblog .
At a time when few artists can claim six decades of doing it at the highest level, Dionne Warwick is preparing to close her recording career on her own terms. […] The post Exclusive: Dionne Warwick Re
You probably know about your circulatory system and your immune system. But there’s a lesser known system that helps defend against disease and works alongside the heart and vessels that pump blood th
There’s no question that Aretha Franklin is our Aries Angel. The Queen of Soul—who performed at the first ESSENCE Festival in 1995—began her career in the church. She later bellowed […] The post Areth
As Republicans ever more relentlessly attack abortion rights in states across the country, women’s rights advocates are rediscovering underutilized state equal rights amendments (ERAs) and using newly
It’s harder than ever to get a job today, and, just the same, it’s a tough time to even land an interview or recruiter screening call. A few things have […] The post Feel Like You’re Sending Your Res
The labor market has been on a weakening streak since early 2025. Amid the mayhem, layoffs hit highs, women were pushed out of the workforce in droves, and Black women […] The post In D.C., Black Work
Concerned. Nervous. Uncertain. Worried. Pessimistic. Bad. Those were some of the words used by young women in battleground states when asked how they felt about the direction of the United States in t
On March 24, the Supreme Court heard arguments in Watson v. the RNC , a case challenging whether states can count mail-in ballots that arrive after Election Day, if they were postmarked on or before E
Every March, we look back to honor the lineage of feminist progress. But in the wake of the Trump administration’s sustained assault on women’s rights, "history" has taken on a darker meaning. This Wo
Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday signed a bill that gives low-income Floridians three more months of access to essential HIV medication. The bill funds the state’s AIDS drug assistance program (ADAP), wh
On March 17th and 18th, LVMH opened the doors of its luxury world to a select group of students from the Atlanta University Center as part of their year-long partnership. […] The post Spelman Students
It’s Aries Season. In other words, spring is officially upon us. And with the start of a new astrological year comes the perfect time to finally try something new with […] The post The Bold Beauty Pro
An excerpt from Allison T. Butler's The Judgment of Gender: How Women Are Centered and Silenced in Pop Culture , published March 8, 2026: While Sinead O’Connor was roundly criticized for ripping up th
Like everything else, our skin grows as we age. What used to be plump and buoyant in our 20s naturally grows more thin and prone to dryness after 40. While […] The post Thin Skin? The Perimenopause ‘C
Controlling Opinions is a recurring series by Richard Re that explores the interaction of law, ideology, and discretion at the Supreme Court. On the surface, Justice Antonin Scalia’s legacy has […] Th
If you haven’t heard, there’s a new trend on the dating scene: the 6-7 trend. It just happens to share a name with the Gen Alpha “6-7” call-and-hand-gesture. But unlike […] The post Dating Decoded: Fr
Planned Parenthood closed 20 clinics in the months since the July 2025 budget reconciliation bill cut off Medicaid funding to some reproductive health-care clinics. The post Contraception Services Dro
Black women are consistently reported as the largest group of founders starting or running small businesses. Yet only a small fraction of those businesses scale into employer firms and build […] The p
Once you’ve got an offer letter that’s landed on your proverbial desk — congratulations! — it’s not time to celebrate fully. It’s time to ask questions and negotiate. It’s always […] The post Not So
MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA — More than 30 years apart, two women separately set forth on long drives south to Alabama. Their backgrounds were different, their mission the same: to join an existential fight f
In a list of orders released on Monday morning, the Supreme Court reversed a ruling by a federal appeals court, holding that a Vermont police officer is entitled to qualified […] The post Court revers
Next week, the government will ask the Supreme Court to declare that asylum law does not apply at the border. There’s no legal basis for such a request, but this didn’t stop the first Trump administra
The Senate has begun debating the SAVE America Act—a bill that would require Americans to show a birth certificate or passport just to register to vote. Rachana Desai Martin is not surprised. She has
From Georgia to Tennessee to Alabama to Louisiana, the Golden Flyer II carried the legacy of the 1916 suffrage journey into direct conversation with the present-day push for constitutional equality. A
The revolutionary era was one of surprising possibilities to express same-sex attraction and gender nonconformity. At the time, gender was widely understood not as an inner truth but as a social pract
As the largest school district in the country, more than 900,000 students attend public school in New York City from kindergarten through twelfth grade (K-12). It is both a distinct […] The post Exclu
Being the “Queen Of Funk” doesn’t come without beauty and style to match. And Chaka Khan, who turns 73 today, has been building an archive of iconic moments since the […] The post Chaka Khan’s Beauty
In case you didn’t realize it, former Black-ish star Marsai Martin is grown now. Our ESSENCE Black Women in Hollywood host, 21, is old enough to go red carpet official […] The post 5 Things To Know Ab
Despite fears of ICE, Latina women escaping violent relationships still visit the Healing Center at Bethlehem Lutheran for cafecito, therapy, and community. The post Immigrants Survivors of Domestic A
Annie Tagoe speaks with the calm certainty of someone who has earned her peace the hard way. Not the kind of peace that arrives quietly or all at once, but […] The post Annie Tagoe Is In It For The Lo
Nicki Minaj recently identified herself as “neurodivergent” in a series of now-deleted posts on the social media website X. “Neurodivergents watching our leader Elon be the richest & smartest while th
Black women are the fastest-growing group of entrepreneurs in the United States, building businesses at a remarkable pace. As of 2024, we own more than 2 million firms. Yet those […] The post Run Me M
Black women and wellness have always had a complicated relationship. Not because we don’t take it seriously, and not because we don’t have the time (well… we kind of don’t, […] The post Hannah Bronfm
Nabilah Parkes was inside the state Senate chamber in Georgia when she first saw the video. Her Republican colleague, state Sen. Greg Dolezal, Nabilah Parkes was inside the state Senate chamber in Geo
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In recent months, HIV policy shifts have been quietly unfolding across the United States, and advocates warn the consequences could be devastating. As of March 2026, at least 18 states […] The post Pr
On March 11, Netflix released Inside the Manosphere , a new documentary by Louis Theroux that hit the No. 1 spot on Netflix. It is an uncomfortable but necessary examination of how the manoverse—a loo
These days, it is easy to feel like the world is on fire: all of our bills are too high, we’re at war with Iran, the government is…Well, you know […] The post Celebrate Black Joy : This Week’s Best Up
With therapy stigmatized and wellness seen as a privilege, mental health is often left untreated in the Black community. Despite Black people being 20 percent more likely to have mental […] The post 4
Weekend Reading on Women’s Representation is a compilation of stories about women’s representation in politics, on boards, in sports and entertainment, in judicial offices and in the private sector in
A New York Times investigation released this week broke news of shocking sexual abuse allegations against labor leader César Chávez—from two women who were young teenagers at the time, and from Dolore
On Oct. 24, 1975, 90 percent of the women in Iceland refused to go to work, care for their children or cook for their families. Instead, thousands gathered in Reykjavík and villages nationwide to dema
In the wake of a New York Times investigation detailing allegations of sexual abuse by labor leader Cesar Chavez—including testimony from Dolores Huerta—a chorus of feminist leaders, organizers and ad
Civil rights icon Dolores Huerta has shared a devastating truth she carried alone for 60 years: that her closest colleague, mentor, boss and the internationally revered face of the farmworker movement
Click to expand Image A woman is detained by US federal agents after exiting a court hearing in immigration court at the Jacob K.Javits Federal Building in New York City, on September 3, 2025. © 2025
“Mom, what were you like in the 90s?” The question has gone viral—and the response, a flood of celebrity flashback montages, captures the likes of Halle Berry and Courteney Cox in their Kodachrome hey
Bobs and pixie cuts have been neck-and-neck this year (literally!). While pixies are short and versatile, bobs are a classic power cut for the most dominant women. We’ve seen Monica […] The post The
Monica Ramirez has spent much of her life spotlighting the pervasiveness of sexual violence against women farmworkers. She, like many in that movement, considered civil rights leader Cesar Chavez an i
Plus, Title X funding recipients scramble to renew family planning grants and vaccine guidelines get rebuked in federal court. The post Georgia Woman Charged With Murder in Apparent Self-Managed Abort
After a long day, getting ready for bed can feel like the ultimate reward. You’re showered, maybe your favorite comfort show is playing (hello, Girlfriends fans), and it’s finally time […] The post Pr
Myth: only women get botox. Culturally, we expect Black men to appear “effortlessly strong, unconcerned with appearance, or ‘low maintenance’,” founder and medical director of LuxMode Aesthetics & Wel
In California — the first state to observe a holiday for Cesar Chavez, a man widely recognized as a pivotal figure in the country’s civil rights history — education leaders are rethinking his role in
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