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The History of Black Women in Fashion Design
Fashion design and the black woman’s role in cloth making goes as far back as early civilization. Still today [...]
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Miriam Makeba – Mama Africa’s Story
Miriam Makeba born on 3rd March 1932, was a South African woman whose story tells how life can bring [...]
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Louise Bennett – Jamaican Folklorist & Poet
Louis Bennett, born on 7th September 1919, was a charismatic Jamaican poet, songwriter, activist and to some even a [...]
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First Recorded Inventions by Black Women
Black women have contributed greatly to this society with their imaginative and creative talents being responsible for many useful [...]
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Angela Davis – Activist, Fugitive, Scholar, Author
Angela Davis (born 26th January 1944) is an African American political activist, scholar, fugitive, and author who became a [...]
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Great Black Women in History – Mary McLeod Bethune
Mary Jane McLeod Bethune (July 10, 1875 – May 18, 1955) A civil rights leader, founder of one of the [...]
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Shirley Chisholm Speech on ‘Equal Rights for Women’
Shirley Chisholm was the first black woman to run for the Presidential seat in America. She really believed in [...]
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‘Kinyarwanda’ African American Movie Production on the Genocide in Rwanda 1994
This weekend the African-American Film Festival Releasing Movement (AFFRM) is releasing its second film, “Kinyarwanda.” Directed by Alrick Brown, the motion [...]
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Sara Baartman: The Beginnings of Sexual Exploitation of Black Women
Sara “Saartjie” Baartman 1790 – 29th December 1815 a Khoikhoi woman brought to 19th century Europe to be exhibited [...]
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Why Sit Ye Here and Die – Great Speeches by Black Women: Maria W. Stewart
Maria W. Stewart (1803-1879) was an African American abolitionist, public speaker and women’s rights activist. The address below is [...]
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Great Speeches By Black Women: Mary McLeod Bethune on What Does American Democracy Mean to Me?
When black women have something to say, they do not beat around the bush. There have been wonderful and [...]
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Ain’t I A Woman
This speech is a must read for all black women. gave her famous “Ain’t I a Woman?” speech at [...]
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Great Black Women in History: Sojourner Truth
Sojourner Truth 1797 – November 26, 1883) was the self-given name of Isabella Baumfree, an African American abolitionist and women’s rights activist. Truth was [...]
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WATCH: My Slave Sister Myself
This short documentary trailer shows touching images of the black african mothers of slavery and gives a great sense [...]
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Black Women in History: Rosa Parks
What happens when one person takes a stand? When one person says enough is enough? When one person has [...]
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