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Texas Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett clapped back Sunday after Donald Trump referred to her as a “low IQ person” during an NBC Meet …

Before it was common for women, let alone Black and Native women, to be recognized as fine artists, Edmonia Lewis carved a …

History made — again. Audra McDonald just added another jewel to her Broadway crown. On May 1, the six-time Tony Award winner …

On a recent episode of the Vault Empowers Talks podcast, acclaimed scholar and author Dr. Joy DeGruy dropped a powerful truth bomb …

Longtime progressive leader and former U.S. Rep. Barbara Lee secured victory in the hotly contested race for mayor of Oakland, marking a …

Tina Aparicio, a trailblazing Windrush Generation midwife who helped build Britain’s National Health Service (NHS), has passed away at the age of …

Spelman College has officially crowned Taylor Mills as Miss Spelman 2025, marking the 42nd queen to hold the title at the prestigious …

Dr. Gloria Ford Gilmer wasn’t just a mathematician—she was a visionary who proved that math isn’t confined to textbooks or chalkboards. It’s …

“It just feels good all around to buy a book by a Black author sold by a Black woman.” In the heart …