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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

Meet the 23 most badass goddesses ever

Cecilia Nowell
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21 amazing fashion and beauty brands donating to the Black Lives Matter movement

Elle Hong

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“The Sun Is Also a Star” Charles Melton on young love and why authentic immigrant stories matter

Aysha Qamar
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As an African-American woman, Black Panther is like breathing for the first time

Jasmyne Ray
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Afrofuturism helped me deal with the mental health issues that come with activism

Tiara Jenkins

Going to the National African American History and Culture Museum made me unlearn everything I thought I knew

Saba Danawala

I never saw my best friend’s true identity until I decided to photograph her – then everything changed

Talah Bakdash
black girl praying in church

I wish I grew up in the church, but not for the reasons you’d think

Taylor Jade Powell

I might be classified as white, so why do people keep calling me a terrorist?

Ayah Galal

The tobacco industry has a target out on African Americans, and it’s ruining lives

Tory Cottle
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Here’s how Google is proving it actually cares about diversity

Cecilia Nowell