Those words from the great futurist Octavia E. Butler was our foundational call to arms. We were spurred by the National Endowment for the Arts “Big Read” (celebrating the 250th Anniversary of the Declaration of Independence).
In honor of Financial Literacy Month, we’re taking a moment to spotlight the women who changed the game when it comes to money, power, and ownership. These three women did more than break barriers in banking. They created new pathways forward.
Every year, Tax Day arrives with a familiar rhythm. Receipts are gathered. Returns are filed. Refunds are calculated and, for some, anticipated with relief. It is a moment that invites people to measure what they owe and what they might get back.
Authors, Activists, Artists Speak! History is not only what we inherit. It is what we choose to remember, to record, and to pass forward. For Black women, storytelling has always been an act of preservation and resistance—a way of holding onto truth when the official record refused to.
By Tracy Chiles McGhee Anniversaries like America’s 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence reveal not only what is celebrated, but what is omitted and whose stories are positioned as central to the national memory. For example, out of the 24 titles included in the National Endowment of the Arts America…
In this season, Black families and communities are coming together to celebrate one another, help and share resources. Unerased Black Women Speak has compiled this resource list for those looking for support and those willing to assist their community this holiday season.
The holidays can be beautiful, full of tradition, nostalgia, delicious food and connection with loved ones. But they can also stir up stress in the form of pressure, expectations and emotions we don’t always talk about.
Image Source: Queens City News Following Donald Trump’s first presidential election, this health care professional with nearly three decades of experience made a pivotal shift and became a full time activist, fighting for herself and others to ensure equality, justice and a voice at the table for all. In taking on this fight, I believed…
For decades many Virginia civic leaders have advocated for more diverse candidates to better reflect the electorate. This year, the ethnic diversity of office seekers is historic on both sides of the aisle.
At this moment in history, federal funding is quietly vanishing for programs meant to improve racial equity. Black people have always built movements from the margins. When institutions failed us, we created our own.