Black Women Don’t Have to Ride or Die

When Beyonce and Jay-Z dropped “’03 Bonnie & Clyde,” Black women across the country could be heard in the club and driving to work belting out, “Down to ride ’til the very end, is me and my boyfriend.”

Get Out the Vote Round-up

Voters Backed Democrats and Elected Black People, Especially Black Women

By Holli Holliday, President Sisters Lead Sisters Vote How We Are “Clapping Back” Against Extremists in America! Yesterday, the Clapback in local and state elections across this country was REAL. Extremist political groups, like Moms of Liberty, and divisive leaders like Gov Youngkins (VA) and Attorney General Cameron (KY) were sent a clear message… WE…

Black Women & Birthing People: We Inherit Joy, Too

by Venicia Gray | National Partnership for Women & Families As Elder Millennials (fabulous individuals born in the 1980s) are wont to do, I often find myself scrolling through my phone after my toddler has gone to bed. This act of delaying sleep to focus on things missed throughout the day, like free time, is…

Black Women Have Long Been the Breadwinners — Here’s Why That’s a Problem

By Amaya Smith, originally published on theGrio.com As we mark Black Women’s Equal Pay Day, we see that despite Black women’s long history in the workforce, they continue to be underpaid due to systemic racism and sexism. If you’re into Black Twitter or Black TikTok then it’s safe to say that you’ve seen the recent…

The Mistress’ Tools: My Womanist Take on the “Barbie” Film

By Nkechi Taifa My Barbie Dream House was my classroom in an African-centered school in Washington, D.C. half a lifetime ago. I wore my signature African headwrap gele, oozed Kiswahili words and reveled in the dismantling of white supremacy inch by inch, day by day. I believed in what our sister Audre Lorde said, “The master’s…

Supreme Disappointment

A leading scholar on critical race theory takes a look back at Clarence Thomas’ confirmation hearing — and how that set the stage for the unraveling of affirmative action today. In October 1991, I was part of the legal team that supported Anita Hill in her testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee in which she…

Black Women at Risk

Black women’s lives are at risk. States with the most extreme abortion bans often have the worst Black maternal health outcomes and few resources for mothers and infants. Reproductive Justice and Human Rights Advocate Loretta J. Ross shapes a visionary paradigm linking social justice, human rights, and reproductive justice. watch the video below:

Electing Black Women in Virginia: A Winning Formula for Success

Political parties at all levels play an instrumental role in elections and Black women need equal access in recruitment, selection, preparation.

Juneteenth Reparations

By Rosemari Mealy Anchored across the plains-some thousands of miles away- The Eagle lost its wings. And the Homing Pigeon Detoured northward with the message that Lincoln’s Proclamation had freed the enslaved. Scorched earth embraced the feet of children, still picking cotton their thirst relieved by a Black mother’s finger frosted with her own saliva.…