Hollywood failed Nina Simone with her biopic, but we know the powers that be can do better. Women’s History Month has inspired us to think about all of the incredible Black women that we’d love to see in theaters. Whether they’re names that we grew up hearing about and celebrating, or more recent Sheroes, our […]
Google Doodle features Chicago civil rights icon Ida B. Wells: http://t.co/SRXM8E618R pic.twitter.com/u4gWxW8N8K — Chicago Sun-Times (@Suntimes) July 16, 2015 Today, Google Doodle celebrates the 135th…
The ConnectHome Program will reach 275,000 poor families and almost 200,000 children.
Ida Bell Wells-Barnett (pictured) was a pioneering journalist, newspaper editor, and lecturer. Not only was she one of the early civil rights leaders of her…
History has provided us with some extremely successful stories of courage, strength and leadership. Yet sometimes we forget about just how extensive and diverse these stories are. So we’re profiling some of the many women who should be recognized for their achievements and strength. From sport to literature, politics to art, black women have been […]
