Rev. Edwin King, Fannie Lou Hamer, and Annie Devine, co-founders of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party, are seated with the Michigan Delegation at the 1964 Democratic Convention. |
U.S. Rep. Maxine Waters, Democrat of California, speaks on the first day of the Democratic National Convention (DNC) at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois, on Aug. 19,
Ta’Kiya Young. | Source: Church of Christ Newly announced murder charges against a former police officer in Ohio marked the second time in as many months that a
Source: Lauren “Bobby Pen” Williams / iOne Digital A recent poll by the Washington Post revealed that only 39 percent of Black women aged 18 to 39 plan
HOUSTON, TEXAS – JULY 31: Democratic Presidential candidate, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris delivers remarks during the Sigma Gamma Rho’s 60th International Biennial Boule at the George R.
Source: The Washington Post / Getty The road to the American presidency is long and fraught with challenges, but six remarkable Black women have dared to
A general view of the atmosphere during day 1 of the 2024 Black Girls Dream Conference at Atlanta Marriott Marquis on June 07, 2024, in Atlanta, Georgia. |
Source: Jessica Girvan / Getty When she was 11 or 12, Monifa Bandele remembers volunteering at her mother Marie’s workplace. It was in the heart of South
Source: Annalisa Cimmino / Getty “We hold these truths to be self-evident that all men are created equal,” so the second paragraph of the American Declaration, drafted