They have made lasting contributions throughout history, yet many of the stories of black women have been overlooked.

Read quotes from Oprah Winfrey, Angela Bassett, Denzel Washington, Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X and more influential ...

In honor of the 100th anniversary of Black History Month, ESSENCE celebrates 13 Black women who forever-changed the beauty ...

Black History Month, which began Feb. 1, marks 100 years since historian Carter G. Woodson helped launch a national effort to recognize and teach Black history in the United States, and 50 years since ...

The Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) celebrates Women’s History Month by honoring Black women who spearheaded the fight for justice, equality and change.

She was much more than merely a singer, cultural icon Ella Fitzgerald revolutionized the entertainment business and opened ...

Celebrating women’s history first came into effect with humble beginnings as one week in March 1978. The week has since evolved and, in 1987, became a monthlong, nationally recognized celebration in ...

Ketanji Brown Jackson could be the first Black woman on the Supreme Court. Ketanji Brown Jackson, President Joe Biden's Supreme Court nominee, has the potential to make history as the first Black ...

By the 1920s, “race films,” movies starring largely Black casts, marketed to Black audiences and often produced by ...

Anniversary of the federal observation of Black History Month. MSU celebrates Black history through annual events and new ...

Comedy has always been a tool for Black women—an instrument to tell uncomfortable truths, uplift cultural narratives, and connect generations through laughter. But behind every punchline is a legacy ...