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Reginae Carter Spoke Out Against 50 Cent's Comments about Black Women
“I'm Black! I'm beautiful! I'm enough!”
By Kara K. Nesvig
Toyin, Breonna and All Black Women Deserve Better
"Black women show up for everyone, but who will show up for us?"
By Ruth Etiesit Samuel
The Unplug Collective Won't Let Black Women Be Censored
Founder Amanda Taylor opened up about celebrating Black and Brown women and nonbinary people at their most real.
By Mary Retta
Calls to #SayTheirNames Miss The Point
Black women, specifically, get overlooked in conversations on police violence.
By Precious Fondren
Don't Forget About Breonna Taylor
The woman who organized Breonna's birthday memorial wants everyone to show up for Black women.
By Mary Retta
Being a ‘First’ Is My Great Honor. But It’s Not Enough.
“What’s the point of being the first if you end up being the last?”
By LaShyra "Lash" Nolen
We’re Black Women Who Want Social Change — We’re Voting for Bernie
These activists say there’s an “erasure” of Sanders's Black supporters.
By Teen Vogue Staff
Meet the First Black Woman Class President of Harvard Medical School
Lash Nolen is “hungry for justice” and “hungry to see my people win.”
By Victor Anthony Lopez-Carmen
I Support Elizabeth Warren Because She Owns Up to Her Mistakes
“For the first time in over 15 years of community organizing and activism, I witnessed a political leader take responsibility.”
By Charlene Carruthers
Democrats Love Black Women — Until It's Time to Elect Us
We’re the party’s strongest voting bloc. So help us out.
By Kina Collins
Comparing Black Women to Animals in Public Forums Is Nothing New
“Black women today are seen as a cultural product, a commodity to be consumed.”
By Tayo Bero
The 19th Amendment Only Really Helped White Women
But women of color were critical to the amendment’s passage.
By Marilyn La Jeunesse
Beyoncé’s "Brown Skin Girl" Is Not for Every Brown-Skinned Girl
A little explainer for those who are misinformed.
By Imani Bashir
The First Black Woman to Earn a Physics PhD From University of Glasgow Just Graduated
"I made space for myself in a predominantly white, male field."
By Brittney McNamara
Vogue Arabia Makes History, Puts Three Black Hijabi Models on the Cover
Models Halima Aden, Ikram Abdi Omar, and Amina Adan are the cover stars.
By Scarlett Newman
The Real Scandal With This College Admissions Mess Is White Privilege
Black parents aren't afforded the same access to education as wealthy white families.
By Jenn M. Jackson
Black Women Stand Up for American Workers and Always Have
"Making black women whole raises the floor for all women."
By Kim Kelly
Icon Shirley Chisholm Paved the Way for Black Women In Politics
“If you can’t support me, if you can’t endorse me, get out of my way."
By Jenn M. Jackson
A Gunman Opened Fire on a Black Family, Killing 7-Year-Old Jazmine Barnes
"He didn't even know her, he didn't know who she was."
By Jameelah Nasheed
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