As we enter International Black Women's History Month ... Black Arts Movement and a presence in contemporary art, her artwork ...

Betty’s interest in art bloomed in ... womanhood and deep African ancestry. The sculptor has taken a wide nose and thick lips, often-mocked attributes of Black women, and exalted them.

25 years on, she reflects on how she made history to become the first black African woman to win Olympic gold. Desperate residents have been fleeing floodwaters by wading or paddling to safety in ...