Innovative Black Women

Innovative Black Women

In the spirit of Women’s History Month, we celebrate three Black female inventors. You might notice that their patents are all for things that inspired items that we use today. Judy W. Reed. Reed is mostly shrouded in mystery, but she’s known as the first Black woman...
Black Queens in History

Black Queens in History

It’s Black History Month, and Mahogany Xan would like to put the spotlight on some powerful women of Africa’s past—specifically, Black queens and stories you probably haven’t heard about. Queen Yaa Asantewaa. Born in 1840, she was the queen mother of Ejisu in the...
Black Poetry Day: Jericho Brown

Black Poetry Day: Jericho Brown

Black Poetry Day came about thanks to poet, writer, and preacher Jupiter Hammon, also known as the founder of African-American literature. He became the first published Black poet in North America in 1761. Hammon was born on October 17, 1711, and thus Black Poetry Day...