Daring to Fly
Young Bessie Coleman, daughter of sharecroppers, found distractions from the Texas cottonfields in the sky.
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“The Dangerous Negro Agitator”
In celebration of Ida B’s birthday this month, we recommend this biography by her great-great-granddaughter, which shines a light on one of our nation’s greatest patriots.
Teenage Activist’s Death Proves Black Women’s Protection Should Be A Priority
Oluwatoyin “Toyin” Salau's death underscores why gender violence needs to be part of the Black Lives Matter narrative.
NASA honors “Hidden Figure” Mary Jackson
"Hidden Figure" and NASA's first Black woman engineer will now be the namesake of NASA's Washington, D.C. headquarters.
The Burden of Remembrance
What becomes of the children born from the past? Rochelle Riley's "The Burden" seeks to answer this question for descendants of the enslaved.
Do Black Women’s Lives Matter?
Breonna Taylor, Tanisha Anderson and Atatiana Jefferson - three unarmed Black women killed by police. But, none of their deaths sparked outrage comparable to the police killings of Black men.
Proclamation and Pageantry: Miss Juneteenth
Miss Juneteenth commemorates the holiday by celebrating the pageantry tradition of mother and daughter.
Destiny by Zip Code
Detroit and Grosse Pointe are situated five miles apart on a map- but young people in those communities live in different worlds. Does zip code determine your destiny?
The New Voter Suppression
In what voting rights advocates fear is a dress rehearsal for November, Black voters in Georgia faced long lines, late poll openings, and broken voting machines that led to six-hour delays.
School for Troublemakers
Educator and activist Septima Clark, championed literacy and citizenship workshops to help Black people prevail against racist voter suppression laws of the Jim Crow era.