Word Warrior – Frances Ellen Watkins Harper
Her word artistry was a weapon to dismantle slavery and challenge inequality.
Article Category: Herstory
Lorraine Hansberrry Extolled the Gift: To Be Young, Gifted and Black
“Young, Gifted and Black” embodied the light that was Lorraine Hansberry who maximized every moment of her short life with pathos and meaning.
Octavia E. Butler, Mother of Afrofuturism Envisions the Blueprint for Change
Octavia Butler’s science fiction works gave her the chance to comment on every aspect of humanity.
Traveling While Black
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.
Harvard Names First Black Woman President
Claudine Gay, political scientist and university administrator, will take the reins as Harvard University's first Black woman president.
Susan Burton — ‘Woman of Worth’ Honoree
Susan Burton, founder of A New Way of Life Reentry Project, wins $20,000 to continue breaking the chains of mass incarceration and leading women to freedom.
Fannie Lou Lives on Screen
This new short film reenacts Fannie Lou Hamer’s address before the DNC nearly 60 years ago. Watch and celebrate as we toast to remember the sacrifices paid for voting rights.
Smith College professor wins MacArthur ‘Genius Grant’
Human rights champion, academic and friend of Unerased Loretta Ross has been named a 2022 MacArthur Fellow. Ross is a founder of the reproductive justice movement.
Barbie Honors First Self-Made Black Millionaire
More than a century after Madam C.J. Walker became a self-made millionaire, she is now the latest addition to Barbie's Inspiring Women doll series. A'Lelia Bundles paid tribute to her great-great grandmother inside.
Black Expats in Panama
From New Jersey to Mississippi, Charlotte Van Horn never considered life outside of the U.S. Now she leads Black Expats in Panama, offering tours and resettlement support to Black folks dreaming of life beyond the border.