Vogue | On the set of her clothing line debut, Serena Williams talks about the most romantic thing a guy has ever done for her, that time she...

Learn about the life of Anna Julia Cooper, author, educator, speaker and a top Black U.S. history scholar, who was born into enslavement in Raleigh.

This organization was formed at the First Annual Convention of the National Federation of Afro-American Women and was a merging of about 100...

This new orientation film from the Maggie L. Walker National Historic Site traces the trials and triumphs of Richmond's pioneering banker and...

Movie Trailer - the first African-American as well as the first woman to deliver a keynote address at a Democratic National Convention.

A student-initiated effort results in the installation of a statue of Barbara Jordan, the first female public figure honored on the universitys...

Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm became the first African American woman to run for President when she sought the Democratic nomination in 1972.

The first African-American woman to earn her pilot's license. Coleman was a pioneer for black civil rights, earning a pilot license at a time when...

Sojourner Truth, African-American abolitionist and women's rights activist best-known for her speech on racial inequalities, "Ain't I a Woman?",...

Astronaut Dr. Mae Jemison joins HuffPost Live to discuss being the first female astronaut of color in space.

The National Congress of Black Women, Inc. (NCBW) is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization dedicated to the educational, political, economic and...