A Black transgender woman’s testimony helped ratify the 14th Amendment. Then conservatives began attacking her identity
Thompson’s testimony in 1866 came at a critical time, as the nation weighed whether to expand equal constitutional ...
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Black women rethink their historic role as political organizers after Americans return Trump to power
After Trump was declared the winner over Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris, many politically engaged Black women said ...
Trump isn’t the first to upend the federal workforce because of race
President Woodrow Wilson facilitated the segregation of a diverse federal workforce, where Black and White professionals had been working together for years.
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Lisa Demuth Sworn In as First Black Woman Speaker of the House During Black History Month
Rep. Lisa Demuth became Minnesota’s first Black female House Speaker, sworn in by the state's first Black Senate President, ...