Shocking, but true: the United States has the highest rate of deaths for new mothers of any developed country -- and 60 percent of them are preventable. With clarity and urgency, physician Elizabeth Howell explains the causes of maternal...

T. Morgan Dixon and Vanessa Garrison, founders of the health nonprofit GirlTrek, are on a mission to reduce the leading causes of preventable death among Black women -- and build communities in the process. How? By getting one million...

Who deserves to be in a museum? For too long, the answer has been "the extraordinary" -- those aspirational historymakers who inspire us with their successes. But those stories are limiting, says museum curator Ariana Curtis. In a...

T. Morgan Dixon and Vanessa Garrison, founders of the health nonprofit GirlTrek, are on a mission to reduce the leading causes of preventable death among Black women -- and build communities in the process. How? By getting one million...

Baratunde Thurston explores the phenomenon of white Americans calling the police on black Americans who have committed the crimes of ... eating, walking or generally "living while black." In this profound, thought-provoking and often...

Jedidah Isler dreamt of becoming an astrophysicist since she was a young girl, but the odds were against her: At that time, only 18 black women in the united States had ever earned a PhD in a physics-related discipline. In this personal...

Baritone thunder. Snarling winds. Consuming downpours. Okeechobee, the hurricane of 1928, forced many to flee their ruined communities. But for Janie Crawford, it inspired an unexpected homecoming. So begins Zora Neale Hurston's...

The Harlem Renaissance produced many remarkable artists, writers, and thinkers. Today we'll talk about one of the most interesting minds of the time, Zora Neale Hurston. Hurston was an anthropologist by training, and spent much of her...

Slavery was inherently cruel and unjust, and it was cruel and unjust to different people in different ways. Today, Clint Smith teaches you about the experience of enslaved women, and how their experience of slavery was different than...

Money Kids Secrets of Successful Black Entrepreneurs - How Can I Do That V1-0007

Janice Bryant Howroyd is a trailblazing entrepreneur and the first black woman to own and operate a billion-dollar business. Overcoming racism, sexism,...

Pupil outcome: I can explore Maya Angelou's 'Equality'. Key learning points: - 'Equality' sees a speaker demand equality so that she can be "free". - Arguably, the poem presents racial and gender inequality that Angelou experienced as a...

Pupil outcome: I can explore Maya Angelou's 'Woman Work' with a focus on its structure. Key learning points: - Presenting the experiences of women, particularly Black women, was very important to Angelou. - Many of Angelou's poems...

This video delves into the confirmation of Ketanji Brown Jackson to the U.S. Supreme Court, highlighting the challenges and memorable moments from her hearings. Learn about the political dynamics, key supporters, and how her...

Explore the groundbreaking impact of Star Trek's Lieutenant Uhura, portrayed by Nichelle Nichols, on cultural diversity and equality in television. Discover how her role inspired generations and influenced real-world advancements in...

History is full of examples of Black excellence. And because children are master mimics, If She Can Do It, I Can, Too highlights achievements of women in Black “herstory.” Using rhymes, reflection, and research, children can imitate...

As the first Black woman elected to Congress, Shirley Chisholm made history in her lifelong struggle to empower minorities and change the United States.

In the mid-19th century, only around 3% of those who traveled West on the Oregon Trail were Black. Among them was Letitia Carson, the only Black woman in Oregon to successfully receive land through the Homestead Act.

As the first Black woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for fiction, Alice Walker helped to bring the Black experience to readers across the globe. A true trailblazer, her work continues to entertain and enlighten.

The Best Books I've Read in 2022 (So Far)

Mary McLeod Bethune, an influential educator activist, recognized that going to school could be a form of activism. Her groundbreaking work helped change America for the better.

The Diary of an Italian Slave Trader | Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade, Slavery in the Americas

She’s known as a savior of the enslaved – but few know that during the American Civil War, Harriet Tubman was an exceptionally capable Union Army spy.

This is a sketch done in a watercolor journal of a woman from a reference photo. We are painting and sharing about painting caramel coloured skin. I also take a sketch from pencil to ink line art to painted sketch. This is good practice...

Brittney Cooper is Assistant Professor of Women’s and Gender Studies and Africana Studies at Rutgers University. She is a Black feminist theorist who specializes in the study of Black women’s intellectual history, Hip Hop generation...