We Love Her! Misty Copeland Discusses The Black Female Stereotype
Misty Copeland knows criticism is part of being a ballerina, but she’s sick of the criticism focusing on things she can’t change.
How Media Is Set To Erase Black Women & Black Access
This is an interesting article about how the media’s passive discussion of issues and contributions relative to black women is eliminating her from relevance.
Beverly Johnson Pens Letter of Concern for Idea of Black Beauty
n the 40 years since I was the first woman of color to appear on the cover of AmericanVogue, things in the fashion realm have gone through a world of change. And yet at the same time — unfortunately — many things have remained the same.
Nikki Bell
On this episode of Conversations, we chat with chef and Food Network’s America’s Best Cook contestant, Nikki Belle. She tells us how the culinary world has shaped her life, her dreams, and is a reflection of love.
Miami Beach Names Woman as First Black Deputy Chief
“You have to make sure you’re in the room and in the conversation,” Hill said. “Both of us took that path to promote up to influence the conversation.”
Paulette Brown to take reins of American Bar Association
As one of the few African-Americans in her law school class, Paulette Brown noticed career counselors steering her and other black students toward legal service or public defender jobs assisting the poor, instead of more prestigious jobs in big law firms. But she refused to go down that path, eventually serving as in-house counsel for several Fortune 500 companies.
