The Art of Line Dancing: Sliding into Joy with “Boots on the Ground”
Welcome to the season of line dancing where Black Music Month meets Juneteenth meets every backyard cookout from DC to Decatur.
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The House That Transwomen Built
The voices of Black and Brown transwomen are often lost in history. This month, we honor their contributions and center them in the movements they created.
Mass Protests in Black and White-Are We Showing Up?
Four million people protested Trump's policies at 1,400 rallies across the country. Still, Trump's most adamant opponents – Black women who gave 92 percent of their votes to Kamala Harris – did not show up.
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…
Phillis Wheatley – Global World
At a time when literary arts and the enslaved were often mutually exclusive, Wheatley prevailed.
Being Well in an Age of Misinformation: How to Be a Savvy Health Consumer
From social media influencers promising overnight cures to underfunded clinics and biased algorithms, it’s easy to feel both overexposed to health content and under informed when it matters most.
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…
Our History: Compass to Our Future
We sat down with noted scholar Mary Frances Berry to talk about her new book, Slavery After Slavery: Revealing the Legacy of Forced Child Apprenticeships on Black Families from Emancipation to the Present
Fourteenth Street On Fire: What Happened to Chocolate City
By Gwen McKinney This commentary is part of Unerased | Black Women Speak’s December exploration Claiming Our Space: Preserving Our Future. Today I live on the outskirts of the nation’s capital, about 15 miles south of the city center, in Prince George’s County, MD– a place of manicured lawns and open green space, considered the…
Preserving History: Making Harlem’s Legacy Unavoidable
In the heart of Harlem, where Black culture, resilience, and brilliance have thrived for generations, one organization is fighting to ensure that this legacy is never forgotten.