Womens - Blaqly https://blaqly.com Latest Black News and Gossips Fri, 18 Jul 2025 16:50:48 +0000 en-US hourly 1 The 6 Biggest Threats To Black Women’s Heart Health—And How To Fight Them https://blaqly.com/sub/the-6-biggest-threats-to-black-womens-heart-health-and-how-to-fight-them/ https://blaqly.com/sub/the-6-biggest-threats-to-black-womens-heart-health-and-how-to-fight-them/#respond Fri, 18 Jul 2025 16:50:48 +0000 https://blaqly.com/sub/the-6-biggest-threats-to-black-womens-heart-health-and-how-to-fight-them/ Source: creative services / iOne Black women are disproportionately affected by heart disease, but how can we change this alarming disparity? It ...

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Black women are disproportionately affected by heart disease, but how can we change this alarming disparity? It starts with knowledge.

Heart disease is often seen as a condition that primarily affects older men, but the reality tells a very different—and urgent—story for Black women. Despite making up a vital and vibrant part of our communities, Black women are disproportionately affected by heart disease; in fact, it’s the number one cause of death in the community, according to the American Heart Association.

So why are Black women at a higher risk, and what can we do about it?

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Higher health risk factors impact Black women.

Heart disease refers to a group of conditions that affect the structure and function of the heart, including coronary artery disease, heart failure, and heart rhythm disorders, according to the Mayo Clinic. These illnesses are serious and can lead to life-threatening complications such as heart attacks and strokes. Black women are more likely than any other group to experience health conditions that significantly raise the risk of developing heart disease. These risk factors are not simply the result of individual choices—they are deeply tied to long-standing social and economic inequities.

Alarmingly, nearly 59% of Black women ages 20 and over are living with some form of cardiovascular disease, including heart disease. Here’s a closer look at the most prevalent risk factors associated with it.

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1. High Blood Pressure (Hypertension)Black women have the highest rates of high blood pressure in the U.S., yet only 25% have it under control. This is one of the strongest predictors of heart disease and cardiac arrest. Chronic high blood pressure can damage the inner walls of blood vessels. As the body tries to repair the damage, cholesterol and fats can build up at the site, forming plaque—a process called atherosclerosis. This narrows the arteries, reduces blood flow, and significantly raises the risk of heart attack and stroke.

Symptoms of heart disease include chest pain, shortness of breath, pain in the neck, jaw, throat, upper belly, or back, as well as numbness or coldness in the legs or arms, Mayo Clinic notes.2. ObesityNearly 57% of Black women are obese, the highest percentage across all racial and gender groups. Excess weight—especially abdominal fat—puts additional strain on the heart and is closely linked to hypertension, diabetes, and high cholesterol.3. Type 2 DiabetesBlack women are more likely to develop Type 2 diabetes and to go undiagnosed. Diabetes damages blood vessels and nerves that control the heart, making it a major contributor to cardiovascular disease.4. StrokeThe prevalence of stroke in Black women is twice as high as in white women. Stroke and heart disease are closely linked, often stemming from shared risk factors like high blood pressure and atherosclerosis.5. High CholesterolElevated levels of “bad” LDL cholesterol and low levels of “good” HDL cholesterol are common and often go untreated. Over time, high cholesterol contributes to the development of plaque in the arteries.6. Physical InactivityBlack women are more likely to experience barriers to regular physical activity, such as a lack of safe places to exercise, limited time due to work and caregiving responsibilities, and under-resourced neighborhoods, where food insecurity is prevalent. These barriers make it harder to maintain heart health and prevent weight gain or manage chronic condition

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‘This Is For Us’ — Naomi Snatches The WWE Women’s World Title: 15 Fan Reactions You Need To See https://blaqly.com/sub/this-is-for-us-naomi-snatches-the-wwe-womens-world-title-15-fan-reactions-you-need-to-see/ https://blaqly.com/sub/this-is-for-us-naomi-snatches-the-wwe-womens-world-title-15-fan-reactions-you-need-to-see/#respond Wed, 16 Jul 2025 15:20:13 +0000 https://blaqly.com/sub/this-is-for-us-naomi-snatches-the-wwe-womens-world-title-15-fan-reactions-you-need-to-see/ Source: WWE / Getty / Naomi It’s been a long time coming for WWE superstar Naomi, but she has finally reached the ...

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It’s been a long time coming for WWE superstar Naomi, but she has finally reached the promised land, and wrestling fans are saying it’s about damn time.

Naomi didn’t miss her opportunity to cash in her Money In The Bank contract, using it to give her a golden opportunity during the women-led WWE PPV, Evolution, seizing the moment and beating  Iyo Sky and Rhea Ripley to win the WWE Women’s World Title.

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Ripley and Sky were locked in a grueling one-on-one match, which was also the main event of Sunday night’s PPV event. With both superstars putting it all on the line, and on their last legs, Naomi saw it as an opportunity, turning it into a Triple-Threat match.

Naomi quickly dispatched Ripley, giving her a window of opportunity to pin Iyo and win the title.

Naomi cashing in her Money In The Bank contract turned what was a sour night following a loss to her ongoing rival, Jade Cargill, into a decision to shake up Raw’s women’s division.

Fans of the WWE superstar were extremely happy and proud to see the WWE superstar finally win a belt, and took the celebration to X, formerly Twitter.

“i’ve watched naomi be the best in her nxt class, be the best diva in that ring, be the most over woman on the smackdown roster, put her all into reviving a dead tag division, help put tna women’s wrestling on the map. nobody, NOBODY deserves this more,” one fan wrote on X.

Another fan wrote, “seeing naomi with the title feels SO correct.” 

Congrats are in order for Naomi. Let’s see how long she holds onto the title.

You can see more reactions in the gallery below.

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Black Women’s Equal Pay Day: The Check Is Long Overdue [Op-Ed] https://blaqly.com/sub/black-womens-equal-pay-day-the-check-is-long-overdue-op-ed/ https://blaqly.com/sub/black-womens-equal-pay-day-the-check-is-long-overdue-op-ed/#respond Fri, 11 Jul 2025 09:41:39 +0000 https://blaqly.com/sub/black-womens-equal-pay-day-the-check-is-long-overdue-op-ed/ Source: FG Trade Let’s be clear: Black Women’s Equal Pay Day is not just a date on the calendar—it’s a glaring receipt—one ...

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Let’s be clear: Black Women’s Equal Pay Day is not just a date on the calendar—it’s a glaring receipt—one marked by exhaustion, resilience, and the deep cost of being chronically underpaid.

Black Women’s Equal Pay Day on July 10, 2025, symbolizes how far into the year Black women must work to earn what white, non‑Hispanic men earned by the end of 2024—highlighting a staggering reality: Black women who work full-time year round make just 66 cents on the dollar nationally. Over a 40-year career, that disparity can result in nearly $1 million in lost earnings.

In the immortal words of Fannie Lou Hamer, “We are sick and tired of being sick and tired.”

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In Mississippi, where I’m from, the gap is even wider: Black women here, including part-time and seasonal workers, earn just 53 cents on the dollar. And as if things couldn’t get worse, as of June 2025, the unemployment rate for Black women, not just in Mississippi but nationwide, rose to 6.1%—up from 5.1% in March—the highest jump of any demographic group, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

But here’s the thing: we’ve done enough explaining why closing the wage gap among Black women and white men is critical, pointing to its direct impact on our families’ economic stability, access to essential healthcare services, safe housing, childcare and overall safety. Bottom line, the check is long overdue,  and now—particularly on the heels of vast Medicaid cuts and SNAP reductions among other life shifting setbacks—Black women must demand it. 

In this demand for equal pay, we must push each other to make this an issue in the boardrooms, break rooms, and, most of all, at the ballot box. Nationally, we must continue to push for policies like the Paycheck Fairness Act, which would strengthen the Equal Pay Act by banning salary history questions, enforcing transparency, and protecting workers from retaliation when they talk about pay. 

In Mississippi, we are hard at work in our effort to strengthen our state’s so-called “equal pay” law, an outrageous sham and devastating setback for women in the state—especially Black women—shortchanging them thousands of dollars each year due to gender and racial wage gaps. Under the guise of equity, this law rubber stamps employers’ decisions to pay women less than men for equal work by explicitly allowing them to rely on applicants’ prior salary history and on continuity of employment history to set pay. It suggests that it would be acceptable to compensate a woman less than a man performing the same work simply because she may have taken time away to welcome a child or care for a sick loved one. Such a precedent only serves to further entrench gender pay disparities across Mississippi’s workforce, similar to other workforces across the South, unfairly penalizing women for the roles and responsibilities society so often expects them to bear.

We must also advocate for the Equal Rights Amendment to actually enshrine gender equity into the U.S. Constitution, giving Black women stronger tools to fight wage discrimination head-on.  

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And we can’t forget to call upon the powerful legislative tools we have, including the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, which ensures that workers can file wage discrimination claims within 180 days of receiving a discriminatory paycheck, rather than from the date of the discriminatory decision. This law extends the time window for workers to seek redress for pay discrimination, helping to address ongoing pay disparities based on gender, race, or other protected characteristics.

We must educate workers about their rights under federal law, as well as train our young people on how to negotiate their wages.

And when elected officials fail to act in the interest of our pocketbooks, we must speak up—and loudly. We must urge each other to call these lawmakers about it. To write them. To show up to their offices. To support allies such as Connecticut Rep. Rosa DeLauro and Washington Sen. Patty Murray, who have long fought for equal pay for Black women, while holding accountable those who have not. 

This fight is far from theoretical for me. I grew up in Jackson in the 1970s, with my mom and aunt hiding me in utility closets as a toddler while they cleaned state agency buildings across the street from the State Capitol—the same Capitol where lawmakers have repeatedly refused to raise the minimum wage for its people. This wasn’t neglect. It was survival. Just like the mothers and aunties of today, they worked multiple jobs, barely scraping by, and still came up short. On top of that they were penalized for asking questions about their pay, or for taking time off work to safely have their children. Or they were docked pay because they dared to serve as caregivers to family members who needed them, and passed over for well-deserved promotions, all the while being gaslit into believing they just “needed to work harder” to earn what they were worth. 

As Black women we have long been told we must “lean in,” work smarter, or just do more—as if doing these things will close the wage gap. But the truth is, this gap has never been about effort. It’s rooted in good old-fashioned racial and gender discrimination. Since the very beginning, Black women have been underpaid, undervalued, and overrepresented in pay inequity, many of us barely making ends meet in the 40 lowest-paying jobs in America—roles that often lack even the most basic protections for us and our families, like health insurance or paid leave.

Enough.

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Across the South, Black women—including Rep. Zakiya Summers and Sen. Angela Turner Ford, who are both in the Mississippi Legislature and are vocal advocates for equal pay and workplace equity—are championing policies to fight salary secrecy, expand paid leave and Medicaid equitable parental support, and centering the needs of working families. They, alongside the rest of us, reject the baldfaced lie that there’s just “not enough in the budget” for Black women around pay, reminding anyone who’ll listen just how critical our labor has been to this country—and just how much the U.S. economy depends on us continuing to help hold it up. 

This year’s Black Women’s Equal Pay Day is not just a passing moment—it is a mandate. 

Black women must demand that the Trump Administration and Congress end the attack on Black women’s economic security by once again embracing diversity, equity and inclusion programs, not continuing its slashing of federal jobs, and working with intention to strengthen the workplace rights that benefit all Americans. The check is long overdue, and we’re not leaving the table without it. 

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Cassandra Overton Welchlin is the Executive Director of the Mississippi Black Women’s Roundtable (MS BWR), where she advocates for the economic security and civic engagement of Black women and girls. With more than two decades of experience in policy reform and grassroots organizing, she has been featured in national media and received multiple awards for her leadership. Cassandra is a licensed social worker, a fellow of the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, and a proud member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. She lives in Mississippi with her husband and three children.

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