Studies show the physical and emotional pain of minorities and women is often discounted by both the U.S. justice and health care systems. That has serious consequences.
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Late detection of breast cancer means treatment is often drastic and frightening for patients.
In some ways, perhaps Morrison is even more relevant in South African universities today than she’s ever been.
According to the General Social Survey, the percentage of men and women who identify as gay or lesbian has held firm. But the share of women who say they’re bisexual has skyrocketed.
Women of color in public office often face great scrutiny and hostility. New research shows how France’s first black female senators used their experience fighting Nazis to pass landmark legislation.
As we celebrate moms this Mother’s Day, let’s remember that maternal health is a right that many do not enjoy.
In protecting their children, low-income Black mothers risk being viewed as irrationally overprotective and simultaneously neglectful.
In Brazil, a record 1,237 black women will stand for office in Sunday’s general election. As in the US, their campaigns reflect deep personal concern about rising racism and sexism in politics.
As Brazil’s black women become more conspicuous and powerful, they are bullied and threatened in social media’s modern-day pillory.
Any movement against sexual assault must take into account historical, state-sanctioned violence against black women in the US that goes back centuries.
Getting to the White House would mean overcoming issues of race and gender.
Black lives in Brazil are devalued and subject to violence on a horrific scale.
Stigma about black or African hair reflects deep-seated politics around race and history.
Family, marriage and culture are among the factors that influence black women’s experiences as scientists.
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Sharon D. Wright Austin es Amigo de The Conversation.Professor of Political Science, University of Florida
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Associate Professor of Law, Santa Clara University
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Associate Professor of Law, Rutgers University - Newark
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Associate professor, Southern Cross University
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Adjunct professor of Justice, Law and Criminology, American University School of Public Affairs
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Assistant Professor of Communication, Florida International University
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Sherman Fairchild Distinguished Professor of History, Dartmouth College
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Professor of Communication Studies, Colorado State University
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Advisor: Higher Education Professional Development, Stellenbosch University
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PhD Candidate, University of the Witwatersrand
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Postgraduate researcher of the Black Lives Matter movement, Nottingham Trent University
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Assistant Professor of Government and Legal Studies, Bowdoin College
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Associate Professor of Health Care Ethics, Saint Louis University
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Professor, African, African American, and Diaspora Studies, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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Associate Professor, Department of Literary Studies in English, Rhodes University
