History Interactive Where Young Voices Advocated For Change

Visitors engaging in interactive. Photo by Lindsay Guarnieri. The most notable exhibits at the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture are on the history of slavery and the civil rights movement located on the ground floor below the...

Black Girls are Integral to Juneteenth

As with any social movement, slavery’s end came about through a long process of people advocating against the institution. This included the words and actions of girls!

Girl Activists: Sarah Parker Remond

too often, Black girlhood centers around their struggles and tragedies – rather than their achievements. This month, we’re highlighting Black girls whose stories are – instead – filled with the more positive side of empowerment.

Artemis and Wild Girls

This post originally appeared as a GirlSpeak podcast episode. In Emily Brontë’s Wuthering Heights, the character of Cathy states “I wish I were a girl again, half savage and hardy, and free.” This quote illustrates a nostalgia for girlhood, and...

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