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Freshmen JuJu Watkins, Hannah Hidalgo top AP women’s All-America team

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9 Black women who have transformed health and wellness throughout history

Despite being outnumbered in the health and wellness fields for generations, Black women have still managed to be at the…
/ March 20, 2024
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The original influencers: Black women who revolutionized the beauty industry

For years, Black women have been recognized as trendsetters, but Black female ingenuity dates back centuries.
/ March 20, 2024
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Do you want to be free? Harriet Tubman and the making of many messiahs

As theGrio celebrates Women's History Month, how can the spiritual tenacity of Harriet Tubman inspire a new collective activism?
/ March 17, 2024
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9 Black women who made history in the world of dance

From Solange Knowles to Josephine Baker, Black women have been breaking the mold in the field of dance for generations.
/ March 15, 2024

Let’s talk about the time a white woman remixed Sojourner Truth’s famous speech

We can’t even call Sojourner Truth’s speech ‘Ain’t I a woman?’ because apparently she never even said the phrase. 
/ March 15, 2024
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‘Like walking a tightrope’: Black women are sick and hurt from getting overlooked, reduced at work

As a Black female professional, everything from your intelligence, demeanor and appearance can be perceived as “intimidating.”
/ March 14, 2024

Dorie Ann Ladner, Mississippi civil rights activist, dies at 81

Dorie Ladner was one of the first workers to go to Natchez, Mississippi in 1964 to help people register to…
/ March 14, 2024