To Be Young, Gifted & VOTE: They Understand the Assignment
In celebration of the next generation of leaders, Unerased To Be Young, Gifted and…
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…
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
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…
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.
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Navigating the Civic Hell Hole for Formerly Incarcerated
Across the nation, formerly incarcerated people confront a patchwork quilt of barriers, poll taxes…
The Passions of Danny Glover
Labor’s cultural atmosphere seeded an understanding of the collective rights of a community, a…
This Sacred Scene
Poet-activist Amanda Gorman recited an original poem on the third night of the Democratic…
Paris – Where the Black Diaspora Meets
Julia Browne, historian and tour guide, takes us back to Paris as a meeting…
Black Music: The Sound of Freedom
From the spirituals flowed melodies for the soul. It transitioned to a syncopation, improv…
Ma Rainey
“She was a person of the folks,” said poet and literary critic Sterling Brown…
The Power of My Voice
To demand respect, think, and rocksteady, where reasons to inspire my people to aim…
A Mother’s Child – Lasting Gifts of Wit and Wisdom
We all are someone’s child. Maybe she’s called Mommy, Auntie, Nanna or Big Momma,…
“Mothers” of Movements: Black Matriarchs’ Legacy on Civil Rights Activism
The Black matriarch stands resolute as the cornerstone of Black America–a beacon of wisdom…
A Decade Later: the Flint Water Crisis Continues
In a twisted irony, April Earth Day celebrations coincide with the 10th anniversary of…
Herstory is Our Story!
Let’s lift up our narrative and shine light on our history and celebrate the…