Vote up the top Black women poets around the world. "You may write me down in history / With your bitter, twisted lies, / You may trod me in the very dirt / But still, like dust, I’ll rise." Maya Angelou publi
Great Women in Politics The Slave Who Mailed Himself to Freedom Wrong Way on the Underground Railroad Robert Smalls: From Slave to Congressman Great Biopics About Black Americans Great Historical Black Movies About True Events The Greatest Black Characters in Film History The Greatest Black Act...
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 queer women ...
Dig Deeper 13 Famous Historical Women Who Married Guys Way Younger Than Them Amitai Etzioni Modern Organizations, Security First, Moral Dimension Amitai Etzioni (; born Werner Falk, January 4, 1929) is a German-born American sociologist, best known for his work on socioeconomics and communitarian...
Wang Zhen'erActress, Women of Shanghai, Go Go Squid!, Detective Chinatown, Lucky Man, Wife's Choice 411 Xu XiaohanActress, Singer, The Bond, Paternity Appraiser 412 Zhang JianiActress, ”Story of Yanxi Palace“, ”Here to Heart“, Vacation of Love 2 413 Cao FeiranActress, The Legend of...
In honor of Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage month, we’re celebrating powerful women who have made their marks across politics, activism and the arts. Today, famous Asian women like Sandra Oh, Chloé Zhao, Awkwafina and Lana Condor are all making historical “firsts” in the movie ind...
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...
Portrait, black history, President, USA, elections, Vice President Alyah Holmes Find more like this See Alyah's portfolioCover art and design for Audible's comedy Stranded, starring Taraji P. Henson and Tracee Ellis Ross. Women stranded on a tropical island with boat sinking in the back...
Learn about women's history including women's suffrage and famous women including Catherine the Great, Eleanor of Aquitaine, Queen Elizabeth I, Susan B. Anthony and Queen Elizabeth II.
No matter where you fall on the political spectrum, it's undeniable that these Black female politicians are impressive individuals. Many famous Black female politicians have served in the U.S. House of Representatives while other Black women politicians have served as mayors. Many top Black female...