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  • Saluting Our National Rock Stars

    From legal lions to voting-rights knights, these Rock Star women are fusing their collective power to push progressive change.

    November 6, 2020
    1 minute read
  • Unbossed and Unbought

    Almost 50 years ago, the fierce champion for change Shirley Chisholm set to be the first Black president of the United States. Take a look at her historic campaign.

    September 28, 2020
    1 minute read
  • Phenomenal Woman

    Now you understand / Just why my head’s not bowed / I don’t shout or jump about / Or have to talk real loud.

    August 12, 2020
    2 minute read
  • Open Letter From Black Women

    Co-sign a petition with thousands of Black women who are denouncing attacks against Black women VP candidates.

    August 7, 2020
    2 minute read
  • To The Front: Black Women and The Vote

    Commemorating the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment, The AFRO Newspaper released a special edition celebrating Black women suffragists from the Nation's Capital.

    August 5, 2020
    1 minute read
  • They Were Her Property

    This ground-breaking investigation gives lie to the notion of the fragile, defenseless White mistress, withering under the boot of antebellum patriarchy and slavery.

    August 5, 2020
    1 minute read
  • The Politics of Ambition

    Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority President Glenda Glover issues a call to arms to her 300,000+ members and to all Black women outraged by attacks intended to erase us.

    August 4, 2020
    4 minute read