Black women

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Black woman posing.

Advocacy

Empowering Diversity

Access to opportunities, information, and more.

August 29th, 2023

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Photo: Office of the Governor

Women in politics

RIP Sheila Oliver

August 2nd, 2023

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Karen Georgia Thompson, a Black woman with short salt and pepper hair in a white hoodie.

UCC’s First Black President

July 3rd, 2023

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Dr. Gisele Shorter will become the new President & CEO of the Nellie Mae Education Foundation on July 11. Courtesy Photo.

A social change strategist

June 21st, 2023

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African-American woman poses smiling.

Supporting WOC-led companies

April 12th, 2023

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Rev. Dr. Karen Georgia Thompson, a Jamaican woman wearing a white sweater and with two thin hoop earrings. She has short hair, is facing the viewer, and is smiling.

Historic move by UCC

March 16th, 2023

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Black women entrepreneurs are the focus of Amazon's BBA.

$1M for Black women in biz

March 15th, 2023

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Black woman entrepreneur smiling.

COMMUNITYx raises $2 million

February 24th, 2023

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Jodie Harris will assume her new role as PIDC President starting June 1, 2023. Courtesy Photo.

PIDC finds its new President

February 23rd, 2023

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El encuentro se llevo a cabo en Guadalajara, México. Foto: Facebook.

Patrimonio e Historia

Encuentro de Mujeres Afro

Enero 25, 2023

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Black women portrait.

A boost to Black Beauty

January 12th, 2023

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Charlene Mitchell was the first Black woman to run for U.S. President, doing so as a member of The Communist Party. Photo: Gene Kappock/NY Daily News via Getty Images

Women in politics

Rest in Peace, Trailblazer

December 23rd, 2022

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Claudine Gay.

Meet Claudine Gay

December 19th, 2022

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Velia Vidal, born in Chocó, teaches reading habits to children in her country. Photo: Instagram

Heritage and History

An influential Colombian

December 8th, 2022

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Teresa Lundy is an entrepreneur, the founder and principal of TML Communications. Photo: Harrison Brink/AL DÍA News.

Communications for Equity

November 2nd, 2022

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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

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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Photo: Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images

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