British Black Lives Matter activist Sasha Johnson is in critical condition after sustaining a gunshot wound to the head on Sunday, according to Taking The Initiative, the political party Johnson is affiliated with. “It is with great sadness that we inform you that our own Sasha Johnson […]
According to the Sierra Club, during the COVID-19 pandemic, there’s been a surge in biking. Well, Black Girls Do Bike, the Pennsylvania- based nonprofit with chapters nationwide, has long been a comfortable space where lady cyclists can support, advise, organize meet-ups/rides, and promote skill-sharing, while supporting a community of women of […]
I started fencing when I was nine and have been dedicated to being one of the world’s best fencers since I can remember. I’ve made history individually and with my team, earning multiple World Championship titles and two Olympic berths. Because sports operate on a […]
This month marks the 100th anniversary of the Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921. On May 31 and June 1, 1921 angry white supremacists destroyed the Black community of Greenwood in Tulsa, killing as many as 300 people, destroying more than 1,000 homes and burning Black businesses. An estimated 8,000 people […]
“Boko Haram says women can’t go to school. Women should be able to make decisions for their life. I want to fight for that,” says Lydia Pogu, a survivor of the 2014 Chibok abduction Two young women, who were kidnapped by Boko Haram, are taking on the […]
EXCLUSIVE: Tulsa survivors Mother Viola Fletcher and Hughes Van Ellis testified to members of Congress on Thursday to share the atrocities they experienced 100 years ago “I hear the screams. I have lived through the massacre every day. Our country may forget this history, but […]
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