At 15, Colvin became the first Black person to be arrested for challenging Montgomery’s bus laws. History has largely ignored her bravery.
Baltimore-based nonprofit Black Women Build is helping women purchase homes by connecting them to funding, resources, DIY skills and community.
A study of Black women in the Detroit area highlights how court-ordered and illegal evictions are associated with premature births and trauma.
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.
As changes to parole programs leave them in limbo, women working for organizations helping immigrants and refugees are worried about their own status, too.
From caregivers to business owners, military spouses and LGBTQ+ families, The 19th asked Americans to share their concerns and the impact of Trump’s actions on their lives and communities.
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.
We asked three Black writers to share their recommended reads featuring resistance and resilience — and the ways Black literature continues to inspire them in the current political climate.
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 her new book, author and cultural critic Aria S. Halliday considers how society has limited who Black girls are — and who they can become.