Bessie Coleman, the Black Cherokee Woman Pilot Who Made Aviation History
No aviation schools in America would teach Bessie Coleman how to fly in the 1920s. So, she sailed to France and became the ...
Nancy Leftenant-Colon, who was the first Black woman in Army Nurse Corps, has died
The first Black woman to join the U.S. Army Nurse Corps after the military was desegregated in the 1940s has died. She was ...
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She was the first Black woman to run the U.S. budget. She doesn’t want to be the last.
Shalanda Young, outgoing director of Biden’s Office of Management and Budget, spoke about her historic tenure, her approach ...
This Black woman made the high bid for a Stock Show champion among a sea of white men
In 1970, she didn’t seem “fazed by the fact that there was not a single person in that arena who looked like her.” ...
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Phillis Wheatley: The First African-American Poet Knew Ancient Greek
Phillis Wheatley came to America on a slave ship, but soon became its first African-American poet with knowledge of Latin ans ...
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8 essential books by Black women to shore up resilience
Throughout history, Black women have faced immense challenges and systemic oppression, yet they consistently rise above ...
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Sculptor who was the first Black woman to receive a national art commission was 'a voice of her time'
Meta Vaux Warrick Fuller was a protege of Auguste Rodin and shaped the Harlem Renaissance. The African American Museum in ...
Mary McLeod Bethune, known as the ‘First Lady of Negro America,’ also sought to unify the African diaspora
In 1935, Bethune founded the National Council of Negro Women, an “organization of organizations” to unify African American women’s organizations under one major umbrella. The Mary McLeod Bethune ...
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Tucson Festival of Books volunteers share their favorite books by Black authors
Volunteers with the Tucson Festival of Books share their favorite books by Black authors … many of whom will be at the ...
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In His First Week, Trump Has Already Set 60 Years Of Protections For American Workers On Fire
Well, that's ironic. According to GLAAD, the Trump campaign spent $65 million on anti-trans ads. Kamala was the one ...