Throughout history, Black women have faced immense challenges and systemic oppression, yet they consistently rise above adversity. As we reflect on the recent ...

The fact that Josephine Baker was the first Black woman to star in a major motion picture, Siren of the Tropics (1927), is only one aspect of her remarkable achievements. In addition to being a major ...

Bessie Coleman was the first African-American woman, and also the first woman of Native-American descent, to hold a pilot’s license. Coleman grew up in a cruel world of poverty and discrimination.