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.”
Article Category: Book review
She Wrote The Book: Our Gen
As summer ends, author Diane McKinney-Whetstone joined a pool-side salon at the oldest Black-owned swim club in the nation to talk about her latest novel Our Gen.
Alice Walker’s Journals Have Been Collected in Gathering Blossoms Under Fire
Salamishah Tillet, author of “In Search of The Color Purple,” considers the iconic writer's creative journey in Walker's latest work edited by Valerie Boyd.
“Speaking of Summer”
Marita Golden highlights "Speaking of Summer" a thrilling novel by Kalisha Buckhanon
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.
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.
“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.
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.