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A community-based non-profit, founded in 1989 by a grassroots collective of African-American women in response to the spread of HIV/AIDS in communities of color.

The Women Who Changed Atlanta and the World exhibit features the work of two prominent women-led organizations, the Chautauqua Circle and the Neighborhood Union. Members of both organizations advocated for Black welfare and improvement of societal…

The 100 greatest books ever written by African American women.

UBLEP is a feature-length documentary that will highlight interviews with black lesbian elders in their 60s, 70s and 80s from across the United States and situate them in a range of black historical movements, spanning the decades between the 1930s…

Intriguing story of the escape of Jane Johnson, slave of Col. John H. Wheeler of North Carolina.

Connects foundational texts of critical race and gender scholarship to newer publications. This comprehensive bibliography identifies long-term trends and places recent contributions in historical context.

Centered around the experiences of black women and are designed to strategically address harmful reproductive health and abortion policies.

Artist Tatyana Fazlalizadeh, a native of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, currently lives and works in Brooklyn, NY. She is the creator of Stop Telling Women to Smile, an international street art series that tackles gender based street harassment.

A history project to connect with the signatories of the African American Women in Defense of Ourselves proclamation. More than 1600 signed it following Anita Hill’s testimony during the Senate Judiciary Committee hearings for Clarence Thomas’…

Sisters in Cinema was founded as a resource for and about African American women media makers. Their mission is to entertain, educate, develop and celebrate future generations of storytellers and their audiences.