A sense of disbelief has always stopped me calling the police. And many friends have reacted in the same way. But new figures show things might be changing.
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The first woman to start a bank — a black woman — finally gets her due in the Confederacy’s capital | The Washington Post
Maggie L. Walker started a newspaper. She was the first country’s first woman to found a bank. She was a humanitarian, a teacher, an icon of her community in 1920s Richmond.
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A Bold Sista: Move Over, Bernie Bros. Nina Turner Is the New Head of Sanders’ Our Revolution | The Root
Nina Turner is not hard to describe. She’s that other black woman on MSNBC and CNN talking about workers rights, fighting back and pushing for a progressive agenda, even during President Barack Obama’s administration.
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Jessica Williams Says Learning About ‘Womanism’ Helped Her Embrace the Beauty of Her Blackness | Atlanta Black Star
Comedian Jessica Williams may seem like the epitome of confidence, but she says she has struggled with her appearance throughout her life.
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Black Women Picking Up Firearms for Self-Defense | Afro
LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. (AP) — Sitting in a classroom above a gun range, a woman hesitantly says she isn’t sure she could ever shoot and kill someone, even to protect herself. Couldn’t she just aim for their leg and try to maim them?
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Detroit’s DIY Cure for Urban Blight | Politico
Recovering from bankruptcy, the city created the country’s largest land bank to transform a surplus of abandoned properties into livable, tax-paying homes.
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Jack Daniel’s Embraces a Hidden Ingredient: Help From a Slave | The New York Times
LYNCHBURG, Tenn. — Every year, about 275,000 people tour the Jack Daniel’s distillery here, and as they stroll through its brick buildings nestled in a tree-shaded hollow, they hear a story like this:
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3 Alternative History Timelines That Are Way Better Than ‘Confederate’ | OkayAfrica
DIASPORA—I am almost certain that HBO and its artistic partners, David Benioff and D.B. Weiss, creators of the hit series Game of Thrones did not predict the backlash that has accompanied the announcement of their new project, Confederate—a series, which according to the press release, “takes place in an alternative timeline where the southern states have successfully seceded from the Union, giving rise to a nation in which slavery remains legal and has evolved into a modern institution.”
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International Afro-Latin American, Afro-Caribbean and Diaspora Women’s Day | Afro
Throughout Latin America, July 25 is a day of recognition and celebration of Black women. This year, International Afro-Latin American, Afro-Caribbean and Diaspora Women’s Day will be commemorated in the U.S.
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Foster Care as Punishment: The New Reality of ‘Jane Crow’ | The New York Times
Maisha Joefield thought she was getting by pretty well as a young single mother in Brooklyn, splurging on her daughter, Deja, even though money was tight.
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