04 Oct We Are Black Women
The term “WOC” negates racial identity in the service of racial unity and it obscures specific barriers facing Black women. It blends multiethnicities into a recipe of erasure. ...
Black History Tag
17 Jul “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....
29 Jun Bricktop’s Magic – Showing Up With the Stars
Bricktop, the fiery red headed saloon keeper, held court in Paris' "it" scene. Captivating artists and expats helped her build bridges that traversed class, nationalism and cultures. ...
14 Oct Megan Thee Stallion: Why I Speak Up for Black Women
Megan Thee Stallion tackles the misogyny, gender-based violence, the failures of policing, and why protecting Black women should never be controversial. ...
12 Oct Reimagining the Power of Suffrage
Gwen McKinney's guest Op-Ed on OWN traces the history of the role of Black women in the women's suffrage movement. ...
08 Jun A ‘Moment’ of Racial Healing
Who knew that the battle cry to “open up our country” would signal just that? A tsunami of action, bursting the seams of the nation in pursuit of change. ...
05 Aug To The Front: Black Women and The Vote
Commemorating the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment, The AFRO Newspaper released a special edition celebrating Black women suffragists from the Nation's Capital. ...
05 Aug They Were Her Property
This ground-breaking investigation gives lie to the notion of the fragile, defenseless White mistress, withering under the boot of antebellum patriarchy and slavery....
29 Jun 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. ...
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.”...
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