October 3, 2017 In honor of civil and women’s rights activist Mary Church Terrell | Hello Giggles Mary Church Terrell is a figure in African-American and women’s history worth celebrating. Born in Memphis, Tennessee on September 23rd, 1863, Terrell would go on to be one of the first African American women to attend Oberlin College. African American Education, African American History, African American News, African American Women, Black History, KOLUMN, KOLUMN Magazine
September 26, 2017 Meet Phillis Wheatley | The Gospel Coalition Phillis Wheatley (c. 1753–1784), a poet and the first African-American woman published in pre-Revolutionary America, was also a notable apologist, abolitionist, and missionary. African American History, African American News, African American Women, Black History, KOLUMN, KOLUMN Magazine
September 8, 2017September 11, 2017 Whether she’s on the $20 bill or not, Harriet Tubman made men pay for underestimating her | The Washington Post “I had reasoned this out in my mind, there was one of two things I had a right to, liberty or death; if I could not have one, I would have the other.” - Harriet Tubman African American History, African American News, African American Women, Black History, KOLUMN, KOLUMN Magazine
September 7, 2017September 7, 2017 Get Under the Hood: Female-Run Auto Repair Shop Turns ‘Auto Heads’ Into Knowledgeable Car Consumers | Atlanta Black Star Women’s dreaded trip to the mechanic is no longer a hassle thanks to the Girls Auto Clinic, a female-owned and -operated auto repair shop and beauty salon in Philadelphia, Pa. #BuyBlack, African American Entrepreneurs, African American Women, KOLUMN, KOLUMN Magazine
September 5, 2017September 5, 2017 Angela Davis on Black Lives Matter, Palestine, and the Future of Radicalism | Literary Hub "Theories of Freedom Are Always Tentative" - Angela Davis African American History, African American News, African American Women, KOLUMN, KOLUMN Magazine, Race Relations, Racism
August 10, 2017August 10, 2017 America Has a Human Trafficking Problem and Homeless Youths Are the Most Vulnerable | Atlanta Black Star Portraits of 22 different women lined the walls of Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in June. The temporary photography installation featured a diverse group of women, holding onto a symbol of who they are and who they aspire to be. African American Women, Human Trafficking, KOLUMN, KOLUMN Magazine, Violence Against Women
August 2, 2017August 2, 2017 More Black Women Are Killed In U.S. Than Any Other Race, Says CDC | Black America Web New report found that more than half of those homicides are due to domestic violence. African American Lives, African American Women, KOLUMN, KOLUMN Magazine, Violence Against Women
July 27, 2017July 27, 2017 Michelle Obama Says Racist Attacks She Faced as First Lady ‘Cut the Deepest’ | The Root Former first lady Michelle Obama was a breath of fresh air Tuesday at a live armchair conversation with the Women’s Foundation of Colorado President Lauren Casteel in Denver. Poised and graceful as always, Obama still touched on some tough topics and spoke out frankly about the hurt she felt from the racist attacks she received while in the White House. African American Families, African American History, African American Politics, African American Women, Black History, KOLUMN, KOLUMN Magazine
July 26, 2017August 17, 2017 The first woman to start a bank — a black woman — finally gets her due in the Confederacy’s capital | The Washington Post Maggie L. Walker started a newspaper. She was the first country’s first woman to found a bank. She was a humanitarian, a teacher, an icon of her community in 1920s Richmond. African American Economics, African American History, African American Women, Black History, KOLUMN, KOLUMN Magazine
July 26, 2017July 26, 2017 Jessica Williams Says Learning About ‘Womanism’ Helped Her Embrace the Beauty of Her Blackness | Atlanta Black Star Comedian Jessica Williams may seem like the epitome of confidence, but she says she has struggled with her appearance throughout her life. African American Art, African American Cinema, African American Women, KOLUMN, KOLUMN Magazine
