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.
Each fall, a sacred migration unfolds. Black families pack their bags, college sweethearts reunite, DJs dust off Frankie Beverly, and grills fire up across campus yards from Howard to Hampton, Tuskegee to Texas Southern.
We — the children of dreamers who were never meant to survive — are not just building for tomorrow. We are building for 2125 and beyond with the The Ballot. The Black Book. The Bucks.
Welcome to the season of line dancing where Black Music Month meets Juneteenth meets every backyard cookout from DC to Decatur.