Sojourner Truth, African-American abolitionist and women's rights activist best-known for her speech on racial inequalities, "Ain't I a Woman?", delivered extemporaneously in 1851 at the Ohio Women's Rights Convention. Truth was born into slavery but escaped with her infant daughter to freedom in 1826. She devoted her life to the abolitionist...

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 cultural development of African American women and their families.

Mary Fields (c. 1832–1914) also known asStagecoach Mary and Black Mary, was the first African-American female star route mail carrier in the United States. Like many slaves seperated as children, she did not know her birthday. She was a respected public figure in Cascade, and the town closed its schools to celebrate her birthday each year.

Not only was Nina Simone one of the greatest contributors to Black history through her music, she was also as champion for the civil rights movement. Nina Simone is one of the most iconic Black singers of the 20th century. She fought through bipolar disorder and Jim Crow Laws and she was friends with civil rights leaders like Malcolm X and...

Viola Davis is one of those celebrities who goes above and beyond. She's not just an incredible actress; she's also a staunch supporters of women and a fierce advocate of feminism. Viola Davis grew up having little money and scrounging for food in Rhode Island, and she often got herself into trouble as a result. But people recognized her...

Nina Simone's iconic music and message lives on through the works of music's biggest talent. You can hear her soulful vocals infused into JAY-Z’s “The Story of OJ” and Kanye West’s 2013 track “Blood on the Leaves,” among other major hip-hop hits. Check out the Genius video above that dives deeper into Nina Simone’s influence in...

Nina Simone was born Eunice Kathleen Waymon, on February 21, 1933, in Tryon, North Carolina, US. She was the sixth of the eight children in her family. She managed to survive very narrowly, owing to extreme poverty. She started playing the piano at the age of four, and by the time she reached her teenage years, she had made up her mind to make...

Celebrating Women of Faith and Moral Courage Benefit Breakfast & Awards 2019 Stacey Abrams became first black woman to gain major U.S. party nomination for governor of Georgia in 2018. In February 2019, she became the first African-American woman to deliver a response to the State of the Union address.

She became the first African American woman to host a major political TV show with Washington Week in Review. She authored the best-selling book The Breakthrough: Politics and Race in the Age of Obama.

Misty Copeland, the first African American female principal dancer with the American Ballet Theatre.

Maya Angelou was an American author, poet, dancer, actress, and singer. She published seven autobiographies, three books of essays, and several books of poetry, and was credited with a list of plays, movies, and television shows spanning over 50 years. She received dozens of awards and more than 50 honorary degrees.You are free to download and...