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WILLIAMS: Message to My Sisters
Nobody knows better than Black women the challenges Black women and men still face. We must stand by each other…
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WILLIAMS: Honoring Our Own Mothers
This Women's History Month, let us vow to honor our own mothers who may not be in a history book,…
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Daisy Elizabeth Adams Lampkin: A Suffragist Leader Everyone Should Know
Daisy Elizabeth Adams Lampkin dedicated her life to supporting women's and civil rights.
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Suffragist Gertrude Mossell Taught Black and Women’s History
Gertrude Mossell, who hailed from a prominent Philadelphia family of free Black reformers, helped to call attention to the plight…
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Black Girls Rock to Again Take D.C. by Storm
People across the globe are celebrating Women's History Month in March, and Black Girls Rock (BGR) will accordingly host a…
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Weather Critical in Success of Underground Railroad
As documented throughout the pages of African American and women's history, Harriet Tubman courageously engineered the freedom of dozens of…
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Informed Voters
I'm really looking forward to you guys putting out a voter guide for the upcoming elections.
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Tubman Descendants Commit to Fighting Illiteracy
Harriet Tubman counts among several figures mentioned and venerated during Black History Month, not only for her more than a…
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Ella Josephine Baker: A Suffrage Champion and True Civil Rights Icon
The Speaking While Female Speech Bank, the first online collection of women's speech from across time and around the world,…
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Katherine Johnson, NASA Mathematician of ‘Hidden Figures’ Fame, Dies at 101
Katherine Johnson, a Black mathematician and one of the inspirations for the hit movie "Hidden Figures," died Monday. She was…
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