‘We don’t have an option not to fight’: How Black women are resisting now
Black women are rejecting narratives that suggest their lack of visibility since November 5 translates into inaction.
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Black beauticians have always done more than style hair — they’ve built power
Inside their salons, they’ve reshaped what community work looks like, creating spaces for political organizing, economic independence and healing.
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Trump administration erases page honoring trailblazing priest, lawyer and activist
Rev. Pauli Murray broke race and gender barriers in legal, ecclesial, and social communities. The Trump administration is targeting gender nonconforming people like them.
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Breonna Taylor’s mother remembers
‘I don’t want to have to prove that she deserves justice’: Tamika Palmer talks to The 19th as she marks the fifth anniversary of her daughter’s killing.
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60 years after Bloody Sunday, activists remember the Black women behind the curtain
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.
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‘It’s where we see ourselves’: For Black History Month, writers return to the books that shaped them
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.
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What it looks like to advocate for Black businesses — even as anti-DEI efforts ramp up
In 2020, Aurora James launched “The Fifteen Percent Pledge,” a commitment to reserve 15 percent of shelf space for Black businesses. Nearly 30 major retailers are still on board.
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‘A North Star’: How Frances Ellen Watkins Harper inspires The 19th’s fellows
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.
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The White House said book bans aren’t happening. Now JD Vance’s memoir is a target.
“Hillbilly Elegy” contains profanity, references to LGBTQ+ people and passages celebrating diversity — features that may conflict with Trump administration executive orders.
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Black girls are ‘missing’ from popular media. Here’s how we can do better.
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.