Who Is The Woman Behind The Juneteenth Holiday?
Opal Lee is a 96-year-old activist who is widely known for advocating for Juneteenth to be recognized as a U.S. federal holiday. Click here to read more about Lee's story.
Category: Trailblazers
Space Scientist Dr. Maggie Aderin-Pocok Is A Barbie Role Model
Dr. Maggie Aderin-Pocok has been recognized by Mattel as a Barbie Role Model and honored with a Barbie made with her likeness. Click here to learn about Dr. Aderin-Pocok and her impact in STEM.
Solange Knowles Just Made History
Solange Knowles is the first African American woman to compose an original piece for the New York City Ballet.
Revolutionary Journalist Ida B. Wells Is Added To Barbie’s Inspiring Women Series
Ida B. Wells is the latest addition to Barbie's Inspiring Women Series that previously featured Rosa Parks and Ella Fitzgerald. Click here to learn about the Wells' impact on American journalism.
Here Is What I Learned From Reading bell hooks
bell hooks was a writer, professor, and literature critic whose work resonated with me. Her literature inspired me to write and encouraged me to read. Click here to see what I learned.
Claudette Colvin, The Girl That Came Before Rosa Parks, Files To Get Her Record Cleared From 1955
Before Rosa Parks, there was Claudette Colvin. Claudette Colvin refused to move to the back of a segregated bus in Alabama, months before Rosa Parks.
Josephine Baker’s Pantheon Burial Makes History
American-born entertainer Josephine Baker is the first Black woman to be honored with a Panthéon burial. Learn more about her inspiring life and why she is being honored.
The Untold Story of Lucille Times, Organizer of the 1st Montgomery Bus Boycott
Civil Rights Legend Lucille Times began a Montgomery Bus Boycott six months before the one you know about today. Learn more about her today.