The Joys and Challenges of Forging New Frontiers
Black women’s travel holds promise and peril. We share a few experiences of life’s journeys.
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Black Music: The Sound of Freedom
From the spirituals flowed melodies for the soul. It transitioned to a syncopation, improv of early folk music evolving into blues, jazz, gospel, swing, R&B and Hip-Hop.
Celebrating Three Blues Queens
Musical royalty, they were all late 19th Century contemporaries who staked out their legendary portraits: the First Lady of Blues Mammie Smith, the Mother of Blues Ma Rainey, the Empress of Blues Bessie Smith.
A Mother’s Child – Lasting Gifts of Wit and Wisdom
We all are someone’s child. Maybe she’s called Mommy, Auntie, Nanna or Big Momma, but we carry her light and love in our hearts, whether she’s here or has joined the ancestors.
Valerie Boyd: Biographer. Editor. Word Architect.
On April 14, Unerased will honor the life of Valerie Boyd with the Legacy and Voice live tribute.
Reimagined Democracy through a Fearless Truthteller
Who was the first Black woman to be tapped as a vice presidential candidate? It's not who you think. Charlotta Bass paved the way in 1952 as the VP candidate on the Progressive Party ticket.
Herstory is Our Story!
Let’s lift up our narrative and shine light on our history and celebrate the deeds of women warriors—herstory—past and present.
Have Black Voters Cooled Off
“Have Black Voters Cooled Off?” That question will dominate during the 2024 election season. It was put to four activist leaders who are part of our Sisters Civic Circle. Operating deep in the trenches of Black voter engagement, they bring perspectives from Atlanta, Charlotte, DC and Philadelphia. Helen Butler, executive director, Georgia Coalition for the…
Salandra Benton Crowned MVP In The Battleground
By Gwen McKinney With pleasure and passion, Salandra Benton could easily claim the status as Florida’s MVP Queen for Maximizing Voter Participation. She breathes civic engagement. And if you know her and live in the state, it's highly unlikely that you are not on the Florida voter rolls. The Philadelphia native relocated to Ft. Lauderdale…
Melanie Campbell: Civic Champion Seeks Change on the Ground
Politics are local but impact is national By Gwen McKinney A student organizer in the “second wave” of southern voting rights campaigns, It was the mid-1980s and Atlanta was teeming with politics and possibilities. “Everything was melded with the advocacy of social and racial justice – voting rights, labor rights, economic justice – they…