In 1895, Josephine St. Pierre Ruffin issued a “call to confer” to Black women’s clubs across the country. Concerns for their ...

MacArthur Fellow Dorothy Roberts explores the impact of anti-Black racism on interracial families.

NACWC, which operates in 45 states, convenes on July 24 in Little Rock. The Washington-based National Association of Colored Women’s Clubs (NACWC) will celebrate its 126th anniversary and 63rd ...

Mary Church Terrell (1863-1954) became a national leader as founder of the National Association of Colored Women, coining its motto “Lifting As We Climb,” while also serving as a founding member of ...

It could be called the letter heard around the world ... at least, the world of Black American women at the time, according to the historical account of the birth of the National Association of ...

TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - A Topeka house has a new addition to show off its history. The Topeka Council of Colored Women’s Club unveiled a banner Thursday created by the University of Kansas Spencer ...

DORCHESTER - They don't look like the thousands of other headstones at the Cedar Grove Cemetery in Dorchester – no names, no dates. Perhaps that's what's so alluring about the gravesites that read ...

In Dorchester’s Cedar Grove Cemetery, two flat stone slabs feature a simple inscription: “Home for Aged Colored Women.” The markers, which barely rise above the ground, offer no names, no explanation.

Natasha Robinson receives funding from the ESRC and the British Academy. South African singer-songwriter Tyla made history in February 2024 when she won the inaugural Grammy for Best African Music ...

The Washington-based National Association of Colored Women’s Clubs (NACWC) will celebrate its 126th anniversary and 63rd biennial convention in Little Rock, Arkansas next week. The convention will be ...