Francine Knowles

It takes much more than a dream. Entrepreneur Ternita "Trudy" Alston and other women business owners have learned that important lesson and others thanks to the Women's Business Development Center,...

Rainnese Butler was worried. Her once secure job as a procurement analyst working with manufacturing teams was cut in 2015. That left her unemployed for 18 months after which she...

Dolton resident Kellye Norris shared a story that pierced my heart. With Mother's Day coming up Sunday, I told her I was writing a column spotlighting foster moms who are...

My late dad, who grew up on a farm, used to lament that foods today aren't as healthy as they were in his youth. "There are too many preservatives and...

Addressing the challenges faced by many African-American women and girls — from disparities in health to economic inequities to human trafficking victimization — has been part of the yearlong focus...