This weekend, Michelle Obama was interviewed by Tracee Ellis Ross at the United State of Women Summit in Los Angeles. We loved the talk and if you haven’t already seen it take a look here: Continue reading
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#WCW: Sindiwe Magona
Magona is one of many internationally prominent South African writers whose work is informed by her experience of impoverishment, femininity, resistance to subjugation and being a domestic worker. Continue reading
A woman’s fury holds lifetimes of wisdom
Our forever fav Traceee recently did a Ted talk and you have got to watch it. Some of our most treasured parts are as follows: This fury is something that I have been chomping on since the last US presidential election. And it seems that many women have. This fury was not my friend’s alone. She went on … Continue reading
Women you should know: Patricia Bath
Patricia E. Bath, an ophthalmologist and laser scientist, is an innovative research scientist and advocate for blindness prevention, treatment, and cure. Born on November 4, 1942, in Harlem, Manhattan, Bath is the daughter of Rupert and Gladys Bath. Her father, an immigrant from Trinidad, was a newspaper columnist, a merchant seaman and the first black … Continue reading
Rest in power: Marielle Franco
Marielle Francisco da Silva, known as Marielle Franco, was a Brazilian politician, feminist, and human rights activist. She served as a city councillor of the Municipal Chamber of Rio de Janeiro for the Socialism and Liberty Party (PSOL) from January 2017 until her assassination on 14 March 2018. Franco’s killing has shaken Brazil to its … Continue reading
First Black Woman to Ever Run for President
With all the talks of Oprah running for president we thought that we should remind you that she wouldn’t be the first. Meet Shirley Chisholm, the woman who survived assassination attempts and battled racism to become the first woman to run for the Democratic presidential nomination in 1972. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mt-HXMv-MOo Sourced from YouTube Continue reading
Women you should know: The women soldiers of Dahomey
In honor of Black Panther we needed to repost this article from our archives! From the 18th to the early 20th century in Benin the armed forces were led by the Mino, a fierce all-female army tasked with guarding the palace, royalty and fighting for the territory of Benin, then known as Dahomey. When European … Continue reading
The Black Hair Experience
Black hair is always policed and politicized. Watch Daphne Lee, a.k.a Miss Black USA story. Source ATTN Facebook Continue reading
{VIDEO} What Afro-Latinos Want You To Know
With the discussion of Afro-Latino’s being under the spotlight lately we couldn’t help but think about this video. Time to talk about micro-aggressions like: “Arregla la raza.” Sourced from YouTube Continue reading
#OneChipChallenge
Have you tried the #OneChipChallenge? Two co-anchor in Philadelphia took up the challenge to eat one extremely hot, individually wrapped Paqui tortilla chip. You have got to watch how our girl Rahel Solomon (who is Ethiopian) championed through it. Sorry, Jim Donovan! Sourced from Facebook Continue reading
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