Empowerment noun -1 Authority or power given to someone to do something. -2 The process of becoming stronger and more confident, especially in controlling one’s life and claiming one’s rights. Empower has become my least favorite word, particularly when applied to...
What does the word superhero conjure up for you? Marvel and DC? Superman and Wonder Woman? Larger than life beings flying around in capes saving the world from doom? Well, when I try to imagine beings with amazing superpowers, I tend to look a little closer to home....
The blockbuster film about NASA’s human computers, Hidden Figures, made famous the black women scientists Mary Jackson, Dorothy Vaughan, and Katherine Johnson. There are so many other black women scientists who’ve achievements also deserve the spotlight....
One of the biggest challenges in facing down sexism is how insidiously it’s seeped its way into the institutions of our society. Even the most well-intentioned men can fall into bad habits without knowing it, and sometimes sexism lurks below the surface,...
Women business owners are a force to be reckoned with and are strongly driving the US economy. According to the U.S. Small Business Administration, they own more than 12.3 million companies across the country, employing over 14.8 million people and generating more...
The 2018 midterms elections were a time of tumult, and along with great upsets came great successes. One of these massive successes–one that many people overlooked during the hectic couple days–is the fact that 19 black women judge candidates in Harris...