Rosa Parks is More Than a Fairy Tale
The folk and lore of Rosa Parks does little to complete the picture of the dynamic, skilled and purposeful Civil Rights activist that she was.
Article Category: Black Women
Georgia On My Mind
Voters nationwide turned out in numbers unseen in decades and swept Black women into local and national halls of power.
Say Her Name: Dr. Susan Moore
In what became a dying declaration Dr. Susan Moore warned, “I put forth and I maintain: If I was White, I wouldn’t have to go through that.”
Dr. Kizzmekia Corbett is the Force Behind the COVID-19 Vaccine
"I felt like it was necessary to be seen and to not be a hidden figure...because the level of visibility that it would have to younger scientists and also to people of color."
Black Woman Set to Make History As President of MSNBC
Rashida Jones is now the most prominent Black woman in the cable news industry.
How a Brooklyn Black Sisterhood Became National Power Brokers
“Black women decide elections. We can decide we are going to elect Black women up and down the ballot.”
Election – Down Ballot Downlow
Voters nationwide turned out in numbers unseen in decades and swept Black women into local and national halls of power.
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.
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.
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.