Edith Edmunds, who is 99 years old, the art of quilt making is inextricably linked to the Black struggle for freedom. That's ...

A federally funded database called the National ... from NPR. Sponsor Message The issue of incomplete databases cuts deepest in Indigenous communities. Indigenous women and girls, like Benita ...

It's a gathering to read and discuss books centered on Black ... told NPR her books have also been challenged and banned, including her book Brown Girl Dreaming, which won a National Book Award.

Nancy Leftenant-Colon, the first Black woman to serve in the U.S. Army ... Chris Leftenant, told NPR. "Aunt Nancy had a long, blessed life," a niece, Cheryl Leftenant, said. Leftenant-Colon ...

Poet and author Amanda Gorman offers a key line in her picture book for young readers called "Girls On The Rise" that ... the first person to be named the National Youth Poet Laureate, and a ...

Brown co-founded Black Girl Disney in 2018 ... commented on that final post. BoxLunch told NPR they are "devastated" by Brown's death. "Our hearts go out to her family and friends, and we will ...

Brown co-founded Black Girl Disney in 2018, an online community dedicated to making ... commented on that final post. BoxLunch told NPR they are "devastated" by Brown's death. "Our hearts go out to ...