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Ohio Set to Remove Over 350,000 Inactive Voter Registrations by 2025 Deadline
Voting Precinct Closures Threaten To Disenfranchise Black Voters In Virginia
From Tariffs to DEI, Trump is Shaping Virginia’s Campaign for Governor
The End of Black Lives Matter Plaza
In the aftermath of the Civil War, as the United States grappled with Reconstruction, Black women – both formerly enslaved and free – emerged as a force in the labor movement.
Anna Julia Cooper: Champion of Black Women’s Voices
Born into slavery in Raleigh, North Carolina, Anna Julia Cooper transformed the limitations imposed upon Black women into fuel for her relentless pursuit of education and justice.
Dorothy Cotton: An Architect of the Civil Rights Movement
When we think of the Civil Rights Movement, names like Martin Luther King, Jr. and John Lewis dominate the narrative. Dorothy Cotton, an unsung architect of racial justice, embodied the period of protest and change.
She Came First: Black Women Transforming Sports
Before the buzzer sounds, before the world takes notice, before history is recorded—Black women have already been there, pushing boundaries, setting records, and changing the rules of the game.
From Wash Tubs to Union Halls: Black Women’s Legacy in the Labor Movement
In the aftermath of the Civil War, as the United States grappled with Reconstruction, Black women – both formerly enslaved and free – emerged as a force in the labor movement.
We Don’t Need Permission to Celebrate Black History Month
The 2025 Black History Month theme is African Americans and Labor, which focuses on the various and profound ways that work and working of all kinds intersect with the collective experiences of Black people and the work that we have done throughout the U.S., Africa, and the Diaspora.