Who was the first Black woman to be tapped as a vice presidential candidate? It's not who you think. Charlotta Bass paved the way in 1952 as the VP candidate on the Progressive Party ticket. ...
Two Spelman College BFFs for 50+ years serve a virtual feast of essays on struggles, triumphs, reverence and awe. ...
Melanie Campbell could not be stopped. Fighting to uplift the power of Black women's voices, nothing slowed her down until COVID-19 came to her door. ...
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. ...
Through the eyes of an immigrant who has also crusaded for racial and social justice, journalist Maria Hinojosa’s new book takes us on a journey of darkness and light....
Nurtured and mentored by Civil Rights giants, Melanie Campbell whipped those lessons with grit and courage to lead the National Coalition on Black Civic Participation....
Marita Golden's novel, "The Wide Circumference of Love" is an exploration of the impact of Alzheimer’s disease on an African American family....
Rev. Leah has married political activism, religion and ancestral connection into a progressive Molotov to ignite change and illuminate darkness....
Kamala Harris, the first Black woman to represent California in the United States Senate, is yet another manifestation of the truth that Black women are the Democratic Party's beating heart. ...
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. ...