Category: HERstory/History
The Day the Women Came Together: The Nigerian Womenâs War of 1929
It began with a question at a womanâs home.
Not a battlefield. Not a government building. Not a grand speech delivered before thousands of peop [...]
Naomi Osaka: They Mocked Her When She Was Hurting. Now They Mock Her for Shining
I can't. Some of the loudest fashion critics of Naomi Osaka are at work right now dressed like they came to help somebody move.
There is a particul [...]
I Donât Remember a World Before Dolly Parton
I think some artists enter your life so early that you cannot remember becoming a person without them. Their voices get mixed up with childhood itself [...]
The Afro-Peruvian Woman Who Started Telling the Story She Couldn’t Find
Natalia Barrera Francis did not have to invent an Afro-Peruvian history. It was already there. Generations of Afro-Peruvian people had lived, worked, [...]
Survivor Affirmation: I Was Not Raised with Silver Spoons, But with Iron Will
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I was not raised with silver spoons, but with iron will.The hood taught me rhythm, resilience, and how to breathe through storms.I ho [...]
Before MTV: The Hidden Story of the First Black Music Video and the Legacy It Built
Thereâs something powerful about this moment in history.Not just the musicâbut the intention behind it.Movement. Precision. Style. Storytelling before [...]
For the Hate Crimes Prevention Act: Affirmations for Black People Carrying Too Much Hate from Too Many Directions
racism chases us down for miles.....
On this day, the anniversary of The Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act which was s [...]
After Jason Arday: Black People Must Be Allowed to Be Human
âThe question is not whether racism exists, but how it manifests.â Ta-Nehisi Coates
Can you make it past this phrase? I'm having a hard time doing so [...]
Before We Called It Therapy, Black Folks Had the Stage
There is an old kind of healing that many Black Americans know, even if nobody ever gave it a clinical name.
Some of us met it in a church basement [...]
Do Not Mistake a Blackout for a Lack of Black American Talent
Is "Woke" Just the Newest Word for an Old Fear? A History. - WE Survive Abuse
One unfortunate reality of anti-Black American racism specifically is [...]