by October Gallery
Tim Bray says he raised concerns about the treatment of whistleblowers, but in the end, the company’s failure to change led him to resign. A former engineer and vice-president at…
“Harriet” director Kasi Lemmons will write and direct Maaza Mengiste’s novel “The Shadow King” The story of the Ethiopian women soldiers who fought against Mussolini’s 1935 World War II invasion…
Many people in Madison knew Milele Chikasa Anana, who passed away on Wednesday at age 86, as the longtime publisher and editor of UMOJA magazine, the trailblazing publication that highlighted…
A new mural in Richmond, Virginia, featuring seven Black women, reminds residents, old and new, that Black people matter. Hull Street in Richmond, Virginia’s South Side neighborhood has seen gentrification…
Albert Woodfox, 73, is an activist and the author of “Solitary,” a 2019 National Book Award finalist. Known as one of the Angola Three, along with Robert King and Herman…
The first black pilots in U.S. history didn’t just excel in combat—they also broke racial barriers. This is their story. On March 24, 1945, the 332nd Fighter Group of the…
Sandra Aguebor is Nigeria’s first woman mechanic. She is also the founder of The Lady Mechanic Initiative, which teaches women from diverse backgrounds how to fix cars and become financially…
“The Well” is a recurring column to remind us of the power we possess in mind, body and spirit. I have always enjoyed time to myself. Maybe it’s because I…
The coronavirus has pushed Deborah Roberts’s art exhibition at the Contemporary Austin at least to January. She is looking at the postponement as a gift. Deborah Roberts could have given…
I decided to define my own path … Some of you may have heard the statistic that Black women only raise an average of $42K for their businesses and most…