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The “Past Meets Pavement” African American Heritage walking tour in downtown Wilmington is set for Friday, Oct. 11, at 6 p.m.
The African American girl’s guide to traveling for free. By Isaac Ocean Feb 18, 2025; 7:31 am; Photo credit: Shutterstock.com / GalacticDreamer.
There is a health crisis facing African-American women. Nearly half have heart disease and forty percent have high blood pressure. The risk of stroke is almost twice that of white women and they ...
Addy Walker was American Girl’s first Black doll, and for many, she is a cultural icon. Everything about her creation, story, and appearance was intentional, and her dress was one of the most ...
On a recent evening, Oakland high school girls trickled into a squat portable classroom in a city park to laugh, bond and work on a research project. The group, here for their after-school program run ...
As part of a 21-day series of walking meditations to honor black women freedom fighters, GirlTrek founders are tackling issues such as the coronavirus pandemic, voter suppression and police violence.
The African American Historical Society of South Central Pennsylvania's 2024 guided walking tour season runs from May 4 through Nov. 9.
On today’s episode, Rachelle Hampton is joined by NPR’s Aisha Harris to talk about the return of the discourse about Addy Walker, the first Black American Girl doll.
Jackson and Route soon made it through the program’s intense summer camp and made history in 1980 when they became the first African American LSU Golden Girls. “I was, at the time, probably 20.
Also, very few African American girls and young women did not at some point in their lives work in a white home, and they had to learn how to navigate around white people. But I want to be clear.
There is a health crisis facing African-American women. Nearly half have heart disease and forty percent have high blood pressure. The risk of stroke is almost twice that of white women and they ...
Addy Walker was American Girl’s first Black doll, and for many, she is a cultural icon. Everything about her creation, story, and appearance was intentional, and her dress was one of the most ...