We Remember the Marches—But Not the Women Who Made Them Possible
To tell the truth about how the movement endured, we have to listen for the voices history often lowered. Even among the women we do remember, their leadership is often mis-framed.
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Piercing the Pain of Mental Illness: Donnita Hathaway Embracing Legacy and Action
Transforming memory into action, Hathaway has launched the Donny Hathaway Legacy Project. She says the nonprofit organization will create a space where culture, holistic healing and community meet mental health.
Resisting the Holiday Rush
For Black women who lead in movements, ministries, nonprofits, classrooms, and boardrooms, the holidays can bring a mix of joy and exhaustion.
A Black Woman’s Dilemma
Image Source: Queens City News Following Donald Trump’s first presidential election, this health care professional with nearly three decades of experience made a pivotal shift and became a full time activist, fighting for herself and others to ensure equality, justice and a voice at the table for all. In taking on this fight, I believed…
Voices of Protest: We Won’t Be Silenced!
Through the ages, Black women have been told to quiet down; to shut their mouths or soften their tone. And an equally long and unbroken tradition has reigned: Black women refusing to be silenced.
This Is Not About 2025. This Is About 2525.
We — the children of dreamers who were never meant to survive — are not just building for tomorrow. We are building for 2125 and beyond with the The Ballot. The Black Book. The Bucks.
Family Spirit – A Page-Turner With A Beating Heart
Diane McKinney-Whetstone's, Family Spirit is scheduled for release August 12, but is available on bookshelves now. It guarantees to keep you enthralled from Page 1 forward.
Your Story Needs Space: 5 Places to Retreat and Let it Flow
Our lives as Black women are often saturated with doing, giving, and responding. To write, to truly write, we must claim space for ourselves. And we must protect it. Some of our greatest writers knew this.
Oak Bluffs: The Legacy of Black Martha’s Vineyard & Black Artists
Oak Bluffs became a rare exception in an era when racial covenants and systemic barriers prevented most Black Americans from owning property elsewhere in the country.
The home of one of the largest catalogs of Black history turns 100 in New York
The home of one of the largest catalogs of Black history turns 100 in New York
