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TopicBlack women

Topic: Black women

Women’s stories stand out in Oscars race, but Hollywood remains far from place of gender parity

Women accounted for 47.2% of leading roles in theatrical and streaming films in 2021, UCLA researchers found. But among directors, just 21.8% were women in 2021.

Hair is Black women’s ‘crowning glory’. That’s why alopecia is no laughing matter, Chris

The Oscar slap, sparked by a joke about Jada's lack of hair, got the conversation going about alopecia. But only a few know it in detail.

More Black women ran for Congress in 2020 than ever before, but they still lost ground

In some of the 2020 congressional races, Black women ran against each other – a sign of their strong participation.

Feminism has a problem – it’s over-dependence on the state to deliver for women

In Hood Feminism, Mikki Kendall writes women who are outspoken about police brutality or sexual assault are positioned more as sacrifices than saviours.

On Camera

We can’t just blame Muslims and Englishmen for shattered Hindu unity: RSS chief Deoras

In May 1974, RSS chief Madhukar Dattatraya Deoras spoke at a lecture series in Pune about caste-based discrimination and social equality within the Hindu fold.

Market regulator SEBI clears Adani Group of impropriety alleged by Hindenburg Research

SEBI probe concluded that purported loans and fund transfers were paid back in full and did not amount to deceptive market practices or unreported related party transactions.

With MiG-21’s exit, India’s squadron strength hits 6-decade low. What are IAF’s plans for the Tejas

While the IAF remains committed to the Tejas programme and has placed orders for 180 Tejas Mk1A, the force is eagerly waiting for the Tejas Mk 2 version.

Something’s hidden in the Oval Office photo of Trump, Munir, Sharif. India must look closely

What Munir has achieved with Trump is a return to normal, ironing out the post-Abbottabad crease. The White House picture gives us insight into how Pakistan survives, occasionally thrives and thinks.