Meet Adrienne Bennett, the first African American woman to become a master plumber. Adrienne Bennett is America’s first female African-American master plumber. She was contracted to design the ...

The U.S. Mint has issued new quarters celebrating the contributions of African American women. Ida B. Wells, Maya Angelou, Bessie Coleman, and Pauli Murray are featured.

Stories of racism, historical erasure from silhouette artist Kara Walker launch NBMAA’s year of women Subscribers are entitled to 10 gift sharing articles each month.

THIS MONTH, THE DEPUTY JEFFERSON BECAME THE FIRST AFRICAN-AMERICAN WOMAN TO JOIN THE SHERIFF’S OFFICE SWAT TEAM. I JUST FINISHED TRAINING, GRADUATED BASIC TRAINING FOR SWAT.

A new research analysis suggests the mortality rate of cervical cancer is higher than we thought, especially among African-American women. Miles O’Brien talks with Dr. Jennifer Caudle of the ...

This is a snapshot of how African American women are faring in health, education, entrepreneurship, economic security, and political leadership.

As the first African American woman to be ordained as a rabbi, Denver Rabbi Alysa Uriel Stanton's journey is one of determination, faith, and unwavering strength.

But there was only one founder behind it — Barbara Proctor, maiden name Gardner, the first African American woman to own and operate an advertising agency.

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks with Morgan Jerkins about The Zora Canon, a list of 100 great works by African American women. It includes novels, plays and poetry.

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Bessie Coleman, the first African American woman licensed pilot shown here on the wheel of a Curtiss JN-4 “Jennie” in her custom-designed flying suit (circa 1924). Smithsonian Institution; ...

The town of Pennsauken, which is racially diverse, has had an African American mayor and a woman mayor, but never an African American woman.