The Georgia Supreme Court on Monday (Oct 7) reinstated a law that prohibits abortions in pregnancies over six weeks. This comes just a week after the six-week abortion ban was struck down by a lower court.

Georgia supreme court restores six-week 'heartbeat' abortion ban; White House slams decision

A farmer and two of his workers have been accused of fatally shooting two Black women and feeding them to pigs in South Africa’s northern Limpopo province in August. The incident has sparked outrage in South Africa. Maria Makgato, 45, and Lucia Ndlovu, 34, were shot by a White farmer, while they were looking for food on the farm near Polokwane in Limpopo province.

South African Farmer Kills, 'Feeds' Two Black Women To Pigs, Sparks Outrage

A farmer and two of his workers have been accused of fatally shooting two Black women and feeding them to pigs in South Africa’s northern Limpopo province in August.

South African farmer kills, 'feeds' two Black women to pigs, sparks outrage

In the aftermath of the overturning of Roe v Wade, maternal deaths in Texas have surged, especially since the state's strict abortion ban in 2021. According to a new study by the Gender Equity Policy Institute (GEPI), the state witnessed a 56 per cent rise in cases of maternal mortality between 2019 and 2022.

Pregnant women in Texas facing ‘terrifying’ health crisis; maternal deaths surge 56% after abortion ban: Study

Trevor Noah bid his goodbye to 'The Daily Show' and took a few minutes to thank fans and Black women during his final sign-off from the show. Noah recalled his early days as the host of the popular show and how it took them time to find enough people to fill up the audience.

Trevor Noah thanks the audience and Black women in his final sign-off from 'The Daily Show'

For more than a decade, Whitney White, aka @naptural85, has posted hair tutorials on YouTube for Black women with natural, coily hair like hers. A self-described natural-hair OG, White, 35, mastered the art of the wash and go (the signature, curl-defining look for “naturalistas”), the pineapple (a way to gather hair at the crown to maintain hairstyles for sleeping) and the twist-out (a twisted, dried, then untwisted hairdo).

Black women make waves in hair care

Actress Cicely Tyson, who specialized in portraying strong Black women caught up in life`s struggles during a 60-year career that earned her three Emmys and a Tony Award, died on Thursday at age 96, her manager said in a statement.

Cicely Tyson, groundbreaking Emmy and Tony Award winner, dies at age 96

After facing backlash over her recent comments where she glorified the role of Latina women in bringing in votes for the Democrats in Georgia, actress Eva Longoria has now apologised to the black community.

Eva Longoria faces backlash for glazing over the role Black women played in US election, issues a clarification later

Diahann Carroll, a versatile singer and stage actress who quietly blazed a trail for black women on American television in the late 1960s by playing a widowed nurse and single mother in 'Julia', died on Friday at age 84, her manager said.

Diahann Carroll, TV trailblazer for black women, dead at 84

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