A Memoir of Love and Hate
Through the eyes of an immigrant who has also crusaded for racial and social…
By Nkechi Taifa My Barbie Dream House was my classroom in an African-centered school in Washington, D.C. half a lifetime ago. I wore my signature African headwrap gele, oozed Kiswahili words and reveled in the dismantling of white supremacy inch…
In case you’re stuck on what to get the kids for the holidays, consider Nkechi Taifa’s children’s books that affirm young Black lives.
This year we marked April -National Poetry Month by showcasing work in our Poets Corner from several Sister Poets. From Grandmom to Aretha, check out their words.
Comrade Sisters is a beautifully bound gallery of images and ideas from and about the Black women who breathed life into the revolutionary movement.
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To The Front: Black Women and The Vote
Commemorating the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment, The AFRO Newspaper released a special…
They Were Her Property
This ground-breaking investigation gives lie to the notion of the fragile, defenseless White mistress,…
“The Dangerous Negro Agitator”
In celebration of Ida B’s birthday this month, we recommend this biography by her…
The Burden of Remembrance
What becomes of the children born from the past? Rochelle Riley’s “The Burden” seeks…
Vanguard: How Black Women Overcame Barriers, Won the Vote, and Insisted on Equality for All
Black women had to fiercely contend for space in the nation’s public square from…
Not A Straw In The Way
Julia Nixon’s artful performance reveals Harper’s complex differences with white suffragists over the 15th…