The University of Alabama's Law School unveiled the portrait of Sue Thompson. Thompson was the first black woman admitted and ...

The new campaign honors the brilliance, leadership, and cultural impact of Black women.

The University of Alabama School of Law unveiled the portrait of Sue Thompson. Thompson was the first black woman admitted and to graduate from UA's Law School. Her portrait will hang just outside of ...

On the evening of Sept. 23, 2025, those words resonated at the American Red Cross national headquarters in Washington, D.C., ...

At a time when Black women were largely excluded from formal training, Mary Eliza Mahoney set a new standard for who could ...

“Black history is American history, and we should celebrate the accomplishments of Black people year-round—February should be ...

Jodi Bieber, “Babalwa” (2008) from the series Real Beauty, inkjet print © The artist (courtesy of the artist and Goodman Gallery, Johannesburg) TORONTO ...

BLACK women have always been on the front line, paving the way, pioneers, boldly showing up in spaces not welcoming of them, ...

Learn about four LGBTQ+ women who were featured in projects across the Smithsonian Meredith Herndon Audre Lorde speaking at the Third World Gay Conference in 1979. Collection of the Smithsonian ...

The renowned artist’s exuberant portraits celebrate Black history and take the form to a new level By Jacoba Urist Photographs by Celeste Sloman Bisa Butler’s portrait of Harriet Tubman began with a ...

As the home of civil rights legends, business leaders, and cultural content creators, Atlanta — and Black women in our city — ...

Stormont Vail Hospital chaplain Rev. Dr. Linda Davenport Cummings received the 'Portrait of a Black Woman' award from the ...