It’s racism, not race, that affects Black women’s health, she said. The harmful strong Black woman stereotype leaves Black women unprotected — exerting energy fighting the very things ...

Black women have long been at the forefront of history, breaking barriers, pioneering movements and shaping the world.

Why is it crucial to highlight Black women’s mental health struggles? Carty-Williams: Because I think that every person has mental health struggles, but I think that whether being strong you ...

"I wanted to create resources that spoke to what mental health means in the Black community," she says. "And help redefine the 'strong Black woman' being able to ask for help." So Cammack took ...

even though we have the ‘strong black women’ trope, physical fitness and wellness aren’t marketed to us.” Because there’s no monetary value to health and wellness, ”things like paying ...

During Black Maternal Health Week, a national campaign to raise awareness and improve outcomes for Black mothers, the Detroit ...