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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

US pilot rescue in Iran must be seen more than war cost. Nation protects its warriors

A live American pilot paraded on Iranian state television would have been an intelligence windfall and a propaganda coup of historic proportions.

What to expect from China’s new 5-year plan—trade innovation, tensions with partners

ASEAN is struggling against a flood of 'underpriced Chinese goods', while Brazil has imposed anti-dumping duties on Chinese steel.

UAE walks away from financing Rafale F5 due to restricted access to technology, reports French media

French newspaper La Tribune earlier last week indicated that UAE withdrew from deal to fund EUR 3.5 billion. India is looking to order 114 new Rafales, which could include the F5.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.