Groundbreaker-Five Records Beyoncé Has Broken
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Article Category: Herstory
Seven Ways Black Women Can De-Stress This Spring
By Tracy Chiles McGhee Spring arrives with budding blooms amidst chaos and confusion. As Black women, we’re so often expected to be strong, fight-ready, and positioned on the frontlines at all times. But right now, the greatest resistance might be to lean into self-care like never before. To unplug for as long and as often…
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.
Meet the Mother of Reparations Callie House and Unfinished Business
Callie House, a Tennessee laundress born into slavery, dared to demand pensions for her fellow washer women.
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.
A Love Letter Celebrating Black Women Through the ages we fight back, survive and thrive
By invoking these “she-rose” sisters who’ve made enduring freedom strides over the centuries, we celebrate all Black women. They reflect our lineage: loyal, relentless, overperformers who refuse to abandon the quest to shape our destiny.
A Black Women’s Love Letter
I celebrate you – Black women – by invoking these “she-rose” sisters who’ve made enduring freedom strides over the centuries.
Songstress Superstars: Honoring their Pain and Passions
Billie Holiday, Chaka Khan, Mary J. Blige, Natalie Cole, Phyllis Hyman, and Whitney Houston. Spanning generations and genres, these phenomenal songstress with crossover adulation shared more in common than their superstar status. All fought the demons of addiction; some to their demise, others to their recovery and rise. Commemorating Black Music Month, we unerase the…