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A woman wearing a mask stands in front of a Christmas tree, holding a Christmas decoration.

How was Christmas celebrated during the last global pandemic, the Spanish Flu?

Natalia Ahmed
[Image description: A Baroque-style painting by Annibale Carracci. It portrays an African woman wearing a red coral necklace, pearl earrings, and a black long-sleeve dress with a white lace collar.] Via Wikimedia Commons

I hadn’t fully realized how racist art history could be until I saw this Baroque painting

Luale Monze
Two photos: one photo of a group of warriors holding weapons, and another of the Dora Milaje, a group of women dressed in red, holding spears

N’Nonmiton: Meet the real Dora Milaje, the most feared women in history

Simi Segun

Collage of moon goddesses from different cultures.

The way ancient cultures interacted with the moon shows its true beauty

Tamia Adolph
[Image Description: Four women sporting blazers and slim skirts in the early years of World War 2.] via Walcha News

Fashion on Ration: the revolutionary fashion trends started by World War Two

Safa Shoaib
Madam J. Walker driving a car with three other black women in the car.

Madam C.J. Walker was the first Black female millionaire

Tatayana Allen

Image description: oil painting of historical figure Ada Lovelace.] via Wikimedia Commons

Ada Lovelace: the mathematical genius who pioneered computer programming in the 1800s

Luale Monze
Two black-and-white photographs; one of Maria Tallchief looking down, and another of Maria Tallchief leaping

Celebrating Maria Tallchief: the first (Native) American prima ballerina

Simi Segun
A painting of Pocahontas done in 1614,by Jean Leon Gerome Ferris.

The real history behind Pocahontas and her relationship with colonists

Natalia Ahmed

A cooked turkey on a table about to be cut with a knife by a woman.

Uncovering the history of Thanksgiving Turkey because I have so many questions

Tatayana Allen
[Image Description: Mizuo Peck playing Sacagawea in the 2006 fantasy comedy film, ‘Night at the Museum.’] via Pinterest

Celebrating Native American Heritage Month with Sacagawea, the ultimate working mother

Safa Shoaib
A cornucopia display of a horn-shaped basket with apples, squash, oranges, and other fruits and vegetables pouring out of it onto a table.

Unpacking the Thanksgiving cornucopia and its long history of harvest and violence

Helena Ong
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