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staff: Septima Poinsette Clark (May 3, 1898—December 15, 1987) Septima Poinsette Clark was a civil rights and education activist. Originally barred from teaching in Charleston, SC schools because she was Black, Clark petitioned for that right in 1...

ikenbot: soulbrotherv2: On this date, June 5, in 1987, Dr Mae Jemison becomes first Black female astronaut. Mae Carol Jemison (born October 17, 1956) is an American physician and NASA astronaut. She became the first black woman to travel in space...

Los Angeles, California / BLACK WOMEN: STATE OF THE UNION (BWSOTU), a theatrical event celebrating the complexity and resilience of Black Women, seeks short scripts delving into what it means to be Black and Female in present-day America.  BWSOTU 20...

Septima Poinsette Clark (May 3, 1898–December 15, 1987) was an American educator and civil rights activist. Clark developed the literacy and citizenship workshops that played an important role in the drive for voting rights and civil rights for African...

More You Still Don’t Know the Whole Rosa Parks Story The Woman Who Changed the Game for Black Writers Listen to a Rare Recording of Rosa Parks Telling Her Story This piece is part of an ongoing series on the unsung women of history. Read more here...