Michelle Obama and Stacey Abrams, and what they revealed in 2018 about how power is gained and thwarted.
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Harlem’s mission to rename streets after black women before it’s too late | The Guardian
As an intersection is renamed in Zora Neale Hurston’s honor, historians are fighting to preserve the Harlem black elite’s legacy so residents will be mindful of who existed before them.
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Black Women: We’re Not Superheroes, We’re Human | Colorlines
While Therese Patricia Okoumou’s Statue of Liberty protest inspired praise, Black women want you to know that they are not here to save you.
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Kamala Harris builds an online army | Politico
Ahead of 2020, the California senator is applying lessons drawn from Bernie Sanders’ 2016 presidential campaign.
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Black Women’s Health Week Raises National Awareness | AFRO
“It was about highlighting for people the role of racism, discrimination, and unequal treatment in the variety of systems that influence our lives and how that impacts maternal health outcomes…”
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When a white conductor tried to manhandle Ida B. Wells, she took a bite out of his hand | Timeline
It was a daring act of self-defense at a time when blacks were being lynched for merely existing
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Q&A: Patrisse Khan-Cullors: ‘My favourite word? Freedom’ | The Guardian
The activist on police violence, human cruelty and the Black Panther party.
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Teach Your Students About Black Women This Women’s History Month | Huffington Post
“Focusing on the stories of black women opens the door for nearly every form of injustice and oppression to be explored.”
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She Was the Only Woman in a Photo of 38 Scientists, and Now She’s Been Identified | The New York Times
Last week, hundreds of people were engaged in a search for a woman named Sheila.
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#HerToo: The Story of the DC Woman Who Helped Make Sexual Harassment Illegal | Washingtonian
Four decades before #MeToo, Sandra Bundy fought back against the lewd supervisors at her DC job—and won. Her case established sexual-harassment protections for women everywhere.
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