Black women

Black women make up the fastest-growing group of entrepreneurs, but their motivations to be their own boss stem from systemic racism and misogyny in corporate America.

The American Cancer Society wants to reduce cancer disparities in Black women. The society is enrolling 100,000 Black women across 20 states, including Missouri, to participate in VOICES of Black Women, a 30-year study to help understand and improve the health of Black women nationwide.

Leah Lee founded Growing Food Growing People to fill a void of representation in the farming community. She’ll be instructing an eight-week class called Gardening 101.

The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis will be just the third theater company to present Dominique Morisseau’s “Confederates,” a time-hopping dark comedy about the burdens placed on Black women.

The Griot Museum of Black History is gearing up for a permanent exhibit that pays tribute to Black women who helped shape the St. Louis region. Its Black HerStory project will use monuments to honor doctors, historians, community leaders, judges and politicians.

Lawyer, author and St. Louis native Areva Martin discusses her new book “Awakening: Ladies, Leadership, and the Lies We've Been Told.”

Florissant-based novelist Lyndsey Ellis discusses the 16-year journey to bring her novel to publication, and the St. Louis history that provides a backdrop to its plot.

Adrian Bracy, CEO of the YWCA of Metro St. Louis; Danette Greer of World Wide Technologym, and Zundra Bryant of Centene Corp. discussed the challenges they faced as Black women in corporate America and their journey to the C-suite.

Despite shrinking income and education gaps between white and non-white families, black families in the United States still trail others in wealth…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, May 8, 2013 - Writer Alice Randall triggered a lot of discussion last summer when she argued in a New…