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William Leidesdorff & Madame CJ Walker: Trailblazing Black Millionaires
February 17, 2025
Today, we honor William Leidesdorff and Madam C.J. Walker—trailblazing Black entrepreneurs who achieved historic firsts and built lasting legacies. Click…
Romanticized Resilience: How Black Strength Is Celebrated While Black Suffering Is Ignored
February 16, 2025
It’s time to challenge the romanticization of Black resilience and expose how society celebrates strength while ignoring the suffering that…
From the Bus to the Ballot: Dorothy Bolden’s Fight for Domestic Workers
February 15, 2025
Dorothy Bolden turned her lived experience as a domestic worker into a powerful movement for labor rights, voter activism, and…
Black Women in STEM: The Legacy of the West Area Computers
February 11, 2025
The West Area Computers were a group of African American women mathematicians at NASA who made groundbreaking contributions to early…
Laundry, Labor, and Liberation: The 1881 Washerwomen’s Strike
February 10, 2025
The Atlanta Washerwomen’s Strike of 1881 was a labor movement led by Black women demanding better wages and working conditions;…
Rachel Robinson: A Trailblazer in Her Own Right
February 9, 2025
Rachel Robinson is more than the wife of baseball legend, Jackie Robinson—she's a trailblazer in her own right. Click the…
Vernice Armour: The First African American Female Military Combat Pilot
February 19, 2024
Vernice Armour is the first Black Female combat pilot in the U.S. In 2003 she flew two combat tours in…
The “Mothers of Gynecology” Monument: Honoring The Lives Of Anarcha, Betsey, and Lucy
February 4, 2024
The "Mothers of Gynecology" monument by Michelle Browder is a tribute to the lives of Anarcha, Betsey, and Lucy, three…
Charting New Waters: Raye Montague, Trailblazer of Computer-Designed Naval Ships
February 3, 2024
Get ready to discover the incredible story of Raye Montague, the trailblazer who revolutionized the design of naval ships using…