15 Jun 50+ African American Women Who Changed the World
“What does it take to be first? Talent. Skill. Brilliance. But it also takes courage and tenacity to commit yourself to a goal and refuse to be turned away.”...
“What does it take to be first? Talent. Skill. Brilliance. But it also takes courage and tenacity to commit yourself to a goal and refuse to be turned away.”...
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. ...
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. ...
Amber Hikes boldly led the charge to bring a home to Black and brown queer people in the Rainbow Flag. ...
Oluwatoyin “Toyin” Salau's death underscores why gender violence needs to be part of the Black Lives Matter narrative....
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. ...
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? ...
Two Black women commanded major prizes in the Pulitzer Class of 2020. ...
The refrain dates to slavery. Undergirded Jim Crow segregation. Justified lynching- and still jeopardizes Black lives today. ...
Black women, staking their claim on the 2020 elections and history, list the three things Biden must do to win their votes....