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Miami art exhibit tells story of how Black hair business was 'act of resistance' in South Florida
American beauticians who ran businesses that supported civil rights movements during South Florida's racial segregation.
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Out of the Attic: Mid-19th century women’s fashion in Alexandria
Although men were the primary landowners, women often oversaw the property rights of the land during the Civil War in ...
Answering The Call: 15 Black Women Leading The Fight For Voting Rights Protection
The Global Black Economic Forum and Election Protection are highlighting changemakers working to safeguard democracy ...
The story of the Great Migration often overlooks Black businesses that built Detroit
Supreme Linen and Laundry was another company that provided essential goods and services to Detroit’s growing number of Black-owned restaurants and hotels. Established by native Mississippians Fred ...
9 Black-Owned Spas And Resorts Where Black Women Can Get Their Rest On
On the heels of National Day of Rest for Black Women, these nine Black-owned establishments are the go-to for the rest Black ...
She's thought to be Canada's first Black woman painter. Now the public can finally see her art
Canada's first documented Black woman painter, Edith MacDonald-Brown was overlooked in her time. More than 70 years after her ...
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‘Stumbling stones’ honor the stories of people once enslaved in Arlington
The lives of Margaret Hyson and her children George and Charlotte -- three people enslaved in the Yorktown neighborhood in the 1800s -- had previously been unknown to all but their descendants. But ...
Celebrating Women's History Month: Trailblazing women who shaped the DMV
In honor of Women's History Month, we celebrate the trailblazing women activists and politicians who paved the way in ...
Made in St. Paul: Ice skating as storytelling and Black cultural expression, by figure skater Deneane Richburg’s organization Brownbody
The skating-dance troupe was initially founded to perform Richburg’s choreography, and in recent years, Brownbody has been ...
50 Extremely Rare Pictures That Will Completely And Totally Change The Way You Look At Famous Historical Figures
40.And this is the last picture ever taken of President Ulysses S. Grant, snapped days before his death at his home: Shoutout ...
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Five distinguished women talk careers, rights, dignity, and democracy during annual event
Five distinguished women — from a war correspondent to the president of the College of Eastern Idaho — spoke in Idaho Falls ...
This Pi Day Let’s Celebrate The First Black Woman To Earn Her PhD In Mathematics
Pi Day is celebrated on March 14. It's the celebration of the mathematical sign pi, and the date is symbolic because (3.14) signifies the first three digits of pi. This year ESSENCE is celebrating by ...