She breaks stereotypes
What happens when you want to stretch, but the “box” you have been placed into…
Visionary Brief
Her suicidal thoughts
Behind the bright lights and the brilliant performances, you may never know the pain she…
Her season
By Keisha Bell Who remembers the half-hour situation comedy that aired from 1975 to 1985…
She focused
By Keisha Bell Have you ever taken some time to reflect upon your life and thought:…
Defy the odds
Mae Carol Jemison became the first African-American woman to travel in space. [Photo:…
Her integrated opportunity
BY Keisha Bell African-American women have had a long and well-documented history of…
Who cares about her mental health
Nina Simone at a concert in Morlaix, France, May 1982 [Photo: Roland Godefroy –…
On the other side of ‘no’
Barbara Charline Jordan was the first African-American elected to the Texas Senate after…
Because she spoke
Memoirist, poet, and civil rights leader Maya Angelou [Photo Clinton Library –…
She is somebody
Joan Little is a Black woman charged with the 1974 murder of Clarence Alligood, a white…
She was not hired for that
Sandra Bundy became the victim of sexual harassment in the workplace. BY KEISHA BELL |…
She would not be denied
Singer-songwriter Martha Wash [Photo: Daniel Åhs Karlsson – Own work, CC BY 3.0]…
Worthy to be imitated
Dorothy Love Coates rose to stardom in the 1950s as a member of The Original Gospel…
Talk about pressure
Dorothy Dandridge was the first African-American actress nominated for an Academy Award…
She inspired
Gospel singer Mahala Jackson was widely considered one of the most influential vocalists…
She insisted
Wilma Rudolph at the finish line during 50 50-yard dash at a track meet in Madison Square…
Discouraged but not deterred
Matilda Bolin was the first black woman to serve as a judge in the United States in 1939.…
The wife of
Coretta Scott King attended the 1976 Democratic National Convention. BY KEISHA BELL |…