In 1935, Bethune founded the National Council of Negro Women, an “organization of organizations” to unify African American women’s organizations under one major umbrella. The Mary McLeod Bethune ...
While African American women didn’t receive the right to vote when the 19th Amendment was ratified in 1920 — giving the right to white women — African American women played integral roles from the ...
A mockup of the mural by Phyllis Garibay-Coon to be installed in the Kansas State Capitol on Kansas Day. Honorees include suffragists from WaKeeney and Larned. Courtesy image The Kansas Suffragist ...
Many African stars have achieved international and club success, making a significant impact on the global football stage. Modern African players like Mohamed Salah and Samuel Eto'o have left a ...
A young, hardworking South African woman has achieved the dream of homeownership and shared her journey with her followers on TikTok. A lady shared her journey of becoming a homeowner at 24 in a ...
when Congress authorized the Women’s Suffrage National Monument Foundation to “establish a commemorative work on federal land in Washington, D.C., to honor the pioneers of the early American ...