Wanda Sykes (1964-)
This Final Tuesday of the year we're changing it up just for th week to feature one last womxn and taking a look at the life and career...
This Final Tuesday of the year we're changing it up just for th week to feature one last womxn and taking a look at the life and career...
Keep with this theme of black womxn comedians, today we look at the life and career of the ever-so-famous, Whoopi Goldberg. Whoopi...
With the huge success of the legendary Moms Mabley, there was a huge gap of well-known black female comedians. But thanks to Yvonne...
Moms Mabley set the tone in America that black women can also be funny and it was ok to laugh with us! However, black female comedians...
Normally I follow national observances of each month, but unfortunately, December doesn't have any observances that would be relevant to...
Our last novelist for Nat'l Novel Writing Month, is the fantastically talented Toni Cade Bambara Toni Cade Bambara, original name Toni...
We're diving into the story about a legendary sci-fi author, Octavia Butler and her impact on writing. Octavia Estelle Butler, often...
Continuing in the spirit of Nat'l Novel Writing Month, we're exploring the famous Ntozake Shange and her catalog of work. Poet,...
Happy Wednesday and Happy Novel Writing Month to you all! We're starting off with the story of Frances Harper, the first black woman to...
Finishing out National Arts and Humanities Month is the impactful, Faith Ringgold. Faith Ringgold, born 1930 in Harlem, New York, is a...
In continuing our awareness to October being National Arts and Humanities Month, we're celebrating another Visual Artist that broke...
Closing out this month of observance for the arts is artist Kara Walker. "The artist is best known for exploring the raw intersection of...
October is National Art and Humanity Month, and there's no better way to celebrate that than to honor a great 20th century sculptor,...
In continuing our observance of National Hispanic Heritage Month, we take a look at dancer, choreographer, singer, actress, and orator,...
We have a very interesting story about a beautician that created the worlds only "Permanent Wave Machine"; Majorie Joyner "Marjorie...
In honor of Hispanic Heritage month for the month of September, we're diving in to the story about the Afro-Cuban singing sensation, the...
This is definitely one of the most influential stories we've covered on #WonderWomxnWednesday. "Vernice was born in Chicago, IL in 1973,...
One of the most influential Black Panther Party leaders, Kathleen Cleaver, created an impact that continues to last and add to her...
Dr. Dorothy Height was one of the most respected and widely known civil rights and women's rights activists of our generation. Below is a...
Daisy Bates, a tremendous leader in civil rights for students, left us with a long lasting impression in American History. Below is a...