Amid rising camp costs and limited options, parents built their own patchwork of child care plans with relatives, community programs and Black-led camps.
As voting rights lose ground, The 19th spoke with four of the advocates working to preserve the path to the ballot for the most marginalized voters.
Black women have long relied on braids for beauty and care. Research on toxic chemicals in synthetic hair is prompting a movement toward alternative plant-based hair options.
They were once hopeful that outrage over Floyd's death would improve racial equity for Black Americans. Now they worry the federal government is taking the country in the opposite direction.
Alpha Pi Omega is helping young Native women grow strong in their identities — but their future on college campuses is in question.
The daughter of Haitian immigrants, she made history while representing Utah in Congress for four years.
Black women fed, protected and housed the activists who traveled to Selma, Alabama, in March 1965 to demonstrate for voting rights. Here are their stories.
On February 22, 1911, Harper — the “mother of African American journalism” — died at 85. Her legacy continues to point the way forward for the fellows whose work bears her name.
In an effort to retain its educators in North Carolina’s most expensive city, Charlotte schools are planning on building housing and offering below market-rate rentals.
Those who supported Kamala Harris are reframing their January 20th plans with less celebration — but they’re holding on to the potential to believe in what’s next.