“All I can do is bring my best self into the role, and hopefully, that will bring progress,” Karine Jean-Pierre says. “I try to honor the people that came before me and respect the fact that I didn’t get here on my own. I got here because doors were opened.”
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Black women are leading the way by forming a supportive community online to share their love for LEGO. This trend revives cherished childhood memories and showcases the creativity among these LEGO enthusiasts on social media
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Higher Heights sends our deepest condolences to First Lady Michelle Obama, President Obama, Malia and Sasha and the entire family on the passing of #MarianRobinson .

May she rest in power. #BlackWomenLead

My mom Marian Robinson was my rock, always there for whatever I needed. She was the same steady backstop for our entire family, and we are heartbroken to share she passed away today. We wanted to offer some reflections on her remarkable life: barackobama.medium.com/statement-on-t…

For CEO Janiece Evans-Page, this was a wake-up call and a reminder of why Tides needed to double down on its commitment to shifting resources and power to historically underresourced communities.

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#OnThisDay in 1921, one of the deadliest racial massacres in U.S. history began in the thriving Greenwood African American community of Tulsa, Oklahoma. Black Wall Street in Tulsa, OK was destroyed by a racist mob.
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#APeoplesJourney #ANationsStory

Yesterday, cadets at the U.S. Air Force Academy took an oath – not to a person or to a political party, but to the Constitution.

In a world of continuous change, this oath remains constant.

May we never forget the many lives lost and the once-thriving Black community that was devastated in #Tulsa 103 years ago today. #NeverForget

'To effectuate meaningful change, we must employ a nuanced approach that focuses exclusively on the barriers that Black women candidates face,' writes RepresentWomen Research Associate Marvelous Maeze.

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“Being a Black woman in Bedrock seemed like a little thing but, you know, The Flintstones was the fabric of our culture,” Halle Berry explained. “I knew that this was a big step forward for Black people, Black women especially.”

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Public health researcher Arline Geronimous argues that the chronic stress that emanates from living in a racist society greatly contributes to poor health outcomes for marginalized people.

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.Vivienne Dovi turned lemons into lemonade, and seven years later, her platform, Melanin Travel, continues to empower the African diaspora to explore the world through experiences and advice.

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By opening a new means for discussion with & about Black folks surviving preeclampsia, preterm labor & uterine disorders, Kyrin Ealy Hobson said she hopes to catalyze greater awareness & pave the way for policy change around health inequities
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'Those salon trips of my childhood had a great influence on me — becoming one of the spaces where I first discovered the allure of the art of creating. I was intrigued by the idea of transformation and the glamour I witnessed in action' - TreyeMita Jo Jackson

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Nkechi Okoro Carroll, All American showrunner, is one of just a handful of Black women who’ve been at the helm of TV shows that have aired 100 episodes,.
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