That realization propelled her to law school, where she specialized in intellectual property—a field where Black women are ...

In a sparsely attended event on March 25 in Morris Library, Catherine Davis, a longtime anti-abortion activist and founder of ...

Alabama’s attorney general cannot prosecute people and groups who help Alabama women travel to other states to obtain ...

In his new book Dangerous Learning , legal scholar Derek Black tells the story of the resistance to Black literacy in this ...

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Discover the powerful stories of Wisconsin women who broke barriers and shaped history. From activism to art, these pioneers changed the world with courage.

"The system is not really designed for us, and so we have to stop coveting that which is not for us," the actress says in the ...

After earning a medical degree in 1864, Rebecca Lee Crumpler died in obscurity and was buried without a headstone ...

In 1950, Thomas was appointed judge of the neighborhood’s Black municipal court, a segregated court, making him the first ...

Statistics from 2024 show that Black women make up only 4.1% of all lawyers in the U.S. The numbers make it clear — representation for Black women in the legal field is an uphill battle. The legal ...

Carolyn Baker-Marzette broke barriers when she was called to serve as the first black female officer at the Opelousas Police ...