Being the First As A Black Woman
Ashanti Goler longs for the day when a Black woman’s stellar achievement is not a marvel because she’s “the first” but because her extraordinary brilliance is “the standard” for others to emulate.
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A New Vision from Congressional Black Caucus Foundation President
Human Rights champion and passionate defender of equity, voting rights, and criminal justice reform, Nicole Austin-Hillery named as President and CEO.
The House Passes the CROWN Act
The CROWN ACT aims to end hair discrimination; after a long fight on March 18th, the CROWN Act was finally passed in the US House.
A Discussion on Colorism
The conversation of Colorism is something that needs to be addressed within the Black Community. Check out this video of women discussing their perspective.
Black Women Taking Back Their Legacy as Brewsters
White males have taken over the Craft Beer Industry. What if I was to tell you that African women were the ones who dominated that role throughout history.
Associate Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson Makes History
The first Black woman Supreme Court Justice has been officially sworn in. Harvard-trained, Florida-native, Associate Justice Brown Jackson is the first Supreme Court Justice with experience as a public defender.
Suburban Moms Working to Stop Book Bans in Schools
Red Wine and Blue is a coalition of suburban moms, highlighting and creating change in the book bans of racially themed books in education.
Black Journalists Launched Their Own Publication – Here’s Why
Black journalists fed up with the performative activism of black issues aimed at the white reader decided to create Capital B. Journalism for and about Black people.
The Legacy of Madam C.J Walker’s Beauty Brand Lives On
Madam C.J Walkers had such an impactful hand in Black History that her legacy lives on today in her Beauty line, Madam, which inspires the Gen Z consumer.
Netflix’s ‘Passing’ Reveals The Hidden Lives of Black People Living As White
Colorism. Codeswitching. The tragic Mulatto. All these constructs surface in director Rebecca Hall’s Passing, a Netflix cinematic journey that wrenches at racism internalized and turned outward.