One of the most impactful Black singers in music history was Aretha ... declined a record deal to remain independent and helped Anita Baker regain control of her recordings. Some artists are ...

She has a special love for female guitarists such as Bonnie Raitt ... weaving in vocal references to Anita Baker and Slum Village. Check out this studio session from Keyon Harrold.

The Black Keys’ first album was heavily Fat ... permeated popular music for many years afterward. Among the many female singers who fell under her spell were Dinah Washington, Esther Phillips ...

More than six months into its new life, it took time to highlight works by black female artists, in time for Black History Month and the International Week of Black Women in the Arts. While COMU ...

A history-making Black female leader retired Friday after a 30-year career at the Arlington County Fire Department. Tiffanye Wesley — the department’s first Black female lieutenant ...

This is especially true in sports, as many Black female athletes have trained their bodies and pushed their limits to achieve excellence. Here are a few historical Black female athletes who ...

Philadelphia Eagles associate performance coach Autumn Lockwood became the first Black woman coach to win a Super Bowl ring. She achieved a groundbreaking milestone during the Eagles' 40-22 ...

ANN ARBOR, MI - In a seminal work detailing Black health issues in the United States, Sophia Jones wrote about issues still felt in 2025. Infant mortality. Vaccine skepticism. Access to care.

Thus begins the epic day-in-the-life journey of two broke Black girls who comb through their neighborhood of South Central Los Angeles looking for ways to get cash fast. Slapsticky hijinks ...

More:She participated in sit-ins and was OKC's first Black female TV journalist ... Women’s rights activist Anita Hill grew up on a small farm in Lone Tree. A product of Oklahoma State and ...

The best ’70s female singers generated commercial success while ... She broke cultural barriers, too, becoming the first Black woman on Rolling Stone’s cover. The first woman to generate ...