Zinhle Essamuah

Some women believe that the birth control shot caused their meningiomas, a tumor that grows from the lining of the brain.

Rep. Ayanna Pressley, wants Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell to address a disproportionate jump in the unemployment rate for Black workers, especially women.

Federal lawmakers on Wednesday introduced four bills aimed at banning or regulating dangerous chemicals in hair and beauty products largely marketed toward Black women

Venus Williams speaks about getting treatment for painful fibroids in an interview with NBC News. The tennis star says doctors ignored her symptoms for years.

The team responsible for updating the CDC’s “contraception bible,” which advises doctors on birth control safety, was disbanded by the Trump administration.

A proposal to ban formaldehyde in hair straightening products is now in limbo after President Donald Trump signed an executive order pausing all federal regulations.

State attorneys general are urging people to notify the authorities if they received one of the racist text messages sent to scores of Black people.

Racist text messages were sent to scores of Black people the day after the election telling them they had been “selected” to pick cotton “at the nearest plantation.”

Dozens of Black people across the country said they have received text messages telling them they had been “selected” to pick cotton “at the nearest plantation.”

Dozens of Black people across the country said they have received text messages telling them they had been “selected” to pick cotton “at the nearest plantation.”

Illegal small-scale gold mining in Ghana has been linked with the destruction of the environment and illness. Now it could affect the election.