“Preserving Memories, Preserving Ourselves” To encourage us to hold on to ancestral memory, the wise late Joan Maynard challenged us to ‘preserve the memories of self.’...
by Bernice Elizabeth GreenBefore the hot comb and smoothing ointments became the must-have hair products for women of color at the end of the 19th century,...
By Lisa DurdenHey y’all, it’s your girl Lisa Durden, and you know I had to kick off Women’s History Month with a spotlight on the queens...
By Fern GillespieAt this year’s New York State Association of Black, Puerto Rican, Hispanic & Asian Legislators in Albany, Governor Kathy Hochul announced that the State...
Philadelphia Residents Seek Monuments to Giants in the City’s Black History, Unknown to the Rest of the World A member of our staff introduced us to...