Rosie makes educational videos impersonating famous black women. In addition to those videos, this year she will be doing quick history lessons about famous black inventors. Her makeup, wigs and costumes capture the look of these celebrities while she tells their story. The videos she's ma...
No matter where you fall on the political spectrum, it's undeniable that these Black female politicians are impressive individuals. Many famous Black female ...
BLACK LGBTQ peopleAFRICAN American womenSEXUAL minority womenSTONEWALL Riots, New York, N.Y., 1969WOMEN'S history"The Famous Lady Lovers: Black Women and Queer Desire before Stonewall" by Cookie Woolner challenges mainstream historical narratives by highlighting the contributions of Black ...
Black women throughout history have faced roadblocks, racial injustices and a flurry of “no’s” when it comes to rising through the ranks in any field in America. But as Alice Walker said, you can't keep a good woman (or women, in this case) down. And that's why it is more tha...
No matter where you fall on the political spectrum, it's undeniable that these Black female politicians are impressive individuals. Many famous Black female ...
Aaron Rose Philip is a model who has made history as the first Black, transgender, and physically disabled model to ever be represented by a major modeling agency in 2018. Photo: Unknown Wikimedia Commons CC BY 3.0 39 21 votes Amiyah Scott ...
Trailblazing Black female athletes like Althea Gibson and Wilma Rudolph overcame discrimination to pave the way for future stars like Venus and Serena Williams.
9 Intrepid Women Explorers From a Viking 'far traveler' to a Soviet cosmonaut, these fearless women blazed daring new trails. Shirley Chisholm: A Groundbreaking Legacy In 1968 Shirley Chisholm became the first Black woman elected to Congress, and in 1972 she was the first Black major party cand...
Toni Morrison won the 1993Nobel Prize for literatureand is known for writing about the experience of Black women. 43 of 100 Betsy Ross Francis G. Mayer/Getty Images Even if Betsy Ross didn't make the first American flag (she may not have, despite the legend), her life and work shed li...
There are many famous black men and women. Whether they come from the United States, Europe, or some other place in the world, each of them have contributed to help make our world a better place. Some are doctors, politicians, civil rights leaders, or in