Shirley Chisholm, first Black woman to be elected to Congress (in 1968) and to run for president (in 1972) 3. “History has shown us that courage can be contagious, and hope can take on a life of ...
This is a great read to introduce children to the history of Juneteenth and why it's important to celebrate it" Every little Black girl deserves to know how ... skin tones are so they enjoy ‘finding’ ...
In this article, we will be taking a look at the 15 most black states in the US. If you do not want to learn about the demographics of global black population, head straight to the 5 Most Black ...
terrorized and traumatized a community of Black students and committed one of the gravest sins in our city’s history," NBC reported. "The spring of 1970 saw the first general student strike in ...
Dr. Christina Greer: Hi, and welcome to The Blackest Questions. A trivia game show meant to teach us more about Black history. I’m your host, Dr. Christina Greer, Politics Editor for theGrio ...
The Human Rights Campaign’s HBCU program has released a syllabus inspired by Beyoncé’s 2022 Renaissance, per a detailed report by Billboard. Renaissance: A Queer Syllabus, was released on Monday and ...
Harris has made more than 35 trips to 16 states since the start of the year, including a Black History Month tour of historically Black colleges and universities and a March trip to Black Wall ...
Though, for many of us, the subject remains a point of contention. Black hair has a long history of being politicized and stigmatized in the workplace for men as well as women. Join Sheronda Lacy, ...
Its history ... the US supreme court ordered Alabama lawmakers to redraw its seven congressional districts, noting that more than a quarter of Alabama’s residents are Black but only one of ...
Black women are three times more likely to die from a pregnancy-related cause than white women, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. A long history of systemic racism and ...
with a black prewrap. “A Mal Pugh ponytail,” Shaw called it, in honor of Mallory Swanson, née Pugh, the US national team forward who wore her hair the same way. On Saturday, 19-year-old Shaw ...