Ibtihaj Muhammad  (1985 - )   By Mariana Brandman, NWHM Predoctoral Fellow in Women’s History | 2020-2022   A world-class fencer, Ibtihaj Muhammad made history as the first American to wear a hijab in Olympic competition at the 2016 games in Rio de… more »

Two pioneering Black writers have not received the recognition they deserve for chronicling one of the country’s gravest crimes.          By Victor Luckerson After teaching an evening typewriting class, Mary E. Jones Parrish was losing herself in a good… more »

Dr. Kizzmekia Corbett (1986 - )  Shortly after receiving her  PhD in Microbiology and Immunology, Dr. Corbett joined NIH as a postdoctoral fellow and an immunologist with the adjacent National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID).  She… more »

ELLEANOR ELDRIDGE:  Published by Black Wallstreet USA, Feb., 2023 Elleanor Eldridge was born on March 26 1785. She was from Warwick, RI, the youngest of seven daughters and two sons born to Hannah and Robin Eldridge. Her father and two uncles, Africans… more »

Butterfly McQueen’s Groundbreaking Performances in the Village and Beyond POSTED JANUARY 7, 2021 on the VILLAGE PRESERVATION website Village Preservation   BY ARIEL KATES Butterfly McQueen — it’s an unusual name, but in many ways perfect for the woman… more »

Patricia Roberts Harris  (1924 - 1985) Black women have always served a critical role in the African American community, from the names we all know — Harriet Tubman, Sojourner Truth, and Rosa Parks — to today's young mother fighting for educational… more »

Frances Ellen Watkins Harper (1825-1911) The list of Frances Ellen Watkins Harper’s accomplishments is lengthy. She was a suffragist, an abolitionist, a poet, a teacher, a prohibitionist, a public speaker, and a writer. Mary Ellen Watkins was born free… more »