Black women

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Serena Williams announces she is playing her final tournaments this month. Photo: Vaughn Ridley/Getty Images

Heritage and History

Serena Williams to retire

She is preparing to close a chapter spanning 27 years.

August 9th, 2022

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Sandra Douglass Morgan has broken a barrier, becoming the first Black woman to be named president of an NFL team. Photo: Ethan Miller/Getty Images.

NFL's First Black Woman Prez

July 11th, 2022

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Ketanji Brown Jackson is the newest U.S. Supreme Court Justice. Photo: Fred Schilling/Collection of the Supreme Court of the United States via Getty Images.

Women in politics

Hello, Justice Ketanji

June 30th, 2022

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Color woman wearing virtual vision lenses.

A New START Women's Program

June 17th, 2022

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Women in politics

Justice Brown Jackson

April 8th, 2022

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Gladys West, 91, was critical in the invention of the GPS, but rarely gets the recognition. Photo Credit: Adrian Cadiz.

Heritage and History

A Hidden Figure

February 28th, 2022

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Vashti Dubois created a museum and a safe haven for young black girls in the Germantown section of Philadelphia. Picture: Erica Hawkins.

A Safe Haven in Germantown

March 23rd, 2021

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Lesha is devoted to getting children involved in making the world a better place, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. Photo: Tamika Lesha.

March 9th, 2021

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Supporters of Democrat Doug Jones celebrate as Jones is projected to be the winner in Alabama's special Senate election during his election night gathering Tuesday in Birmingham, Ala. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

The power of a minority

December 14th, 2017

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Network of Afro-Latin American, Afro-Caribbean and Diaspora Women (RMAAD) Southern Cone coordinator Vicenta Camusso speaks during a press conference held on July 25, 2017, in Montevideo, Uruguay, to discuss the organization's 25th anniversary. EFE/Federico Anfitti

Afro Latinas Speak Up

July 26th, 2017