Centering the Hidden: Dwight Kirk on Mary Jackson’s Impact
After years of planning and anticipation, the Mary W. Jackson Neighborhood Center in Olde Hampton honoring NASAs first Black female engineer.
Article Category: Contemporary Profiles
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.
A Conversation on the Black Body, Roe v. Wade, and Reproductive Health
A conversation across mediums exploring the effects and consequences of the attack on reproduction freedom. We ask—What should be our next move and how can we protect ourselves?
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.
The Slime Machine Targeting Dozens of Biden Nominees
In an escalation of partisan warfare, a little-known dark-money group is trying to thwart the President’s entire slate.
Anita Hill Saw History Repeat Itself at Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Supreme Court Hearings
The key witness in Clarence Thomas’s nomination process joins David Remnick and Jane Mayer to discuss how sex and race shaped the new Justice’s experience, and her own.
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.
Celebrating the Life of Lani Guinier
Scholar and race equity titan Lani Guinier, the first Black woman tenured at Harvard Law School, will be remembered as a visionary whose theories will be studied and practiced far into the future.
Salute to Black Women Veterans — Not Missing In Action
Black women veterans are not MIA. They just don’t get the props they deserve. We salute this Veterans Day with some light and love to Sheila D. Tyson and the unsung Black women veterans.
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.