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Tag: Black women in history

Angela Davis is a legendary political activist, scholar and author. (Courtesy photo)
Posted inLifestyle

Angela Davis Sheds Light on Her Life, Political Views to Ward 8 Community

by James Wright Jr. September 14, 2022September 15, 2022

In her inaugural appearance east of the Anacostia River, political activist and scholar Angela Y. Davis talked about her life of activism and shared her views on today’s most pressing issues while also promoting her latest book which she has co-authored.

Courtesy of American Airlines
Posted inNational

American Airlines Honors Bessie Coleman, Family With All-Black Female Flight Crew

by Stacy M. Brown August 23, 2022August 23, 2022
**FILE** Nichelle Nichols (Super Festivals via Wikimedia Commons)
Posted inOpinion

MORIAL: Nichelle Nichols’ Legacy — ‘Out Of This Madness, Uhura Appeared’

by Marc H. Morial August 17, 2022August 17, 2022
**FILE** Nichelle Nichols (Super Festivals via Wikimedia Commons)
Posted inEntertainment

Nichelle Nichols, Lieutenant Uhura on ‘Star Trek,’ Dead at 89

by D. Kevin McNeir – Senior Editor August 3, 2022August 4, 2022
Posted inBlack History

Who Was Mary McLeod Bethune?

by D. Kevin McNeir – Senior Editor July 13, 2022July 13, 2022
close up photo of a person clenching his fist
Posted inOp-Ed

MORIAL: Celebrate the Women Who Shape the Racial Justice Movement

by Marc H. Morial May 11, 2022May 11, 2022
Maya Angelou
Posted inLifestyle

Maya Angelou Becomes First Black Woman on U.S. Quarter

by Stacy M. Brown January 11, 2022January 11, 2022
Keechant Sewell speaks during a press conference at the Queensbridge Houses in the Queens borough of New York on Dec. 15, 2021, to announce that Mayor-elect Eric Adams (right) has named Sewell as the city's next police commissioner. (Screen shot from video courtesy of WABC-TV)
Posted inNational

Keechant Sewell Named First Woman to Lead NYPD

by Stacy M. Brown December 15, 2021December 15, 2021
Posted inBlack History

Congress Pushes to Honor All-Black Female WWII Battalion

by Stacy M. Brown July 28, 2021December 21, 2021
Posted inNational

Senate Confirms Chiquita Brooks-LaSure as First Black Woman to Lead CMS

by Stacy M. Brown May 27, 2021December 21, 2021

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