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Almost 30 years after the original film traumatized a generation in 1992, its reboot, directed by Little Woods’ Nia DaCosta, grossed $22,370,00 in its initial domestic weekend, making DaCosta the first Black woman to helm a No. 1, according to IndieWire.
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Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala becomes the President of the World Trade Organization. Black women continue to break barriers by obtaining leadership positions, paving the way for more to come.
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Sen. Kamala Harris is set to make history as the first Black woman vice president — which means her Senate seat will soon be open. Black Lives Matter is calling on Gov. Newsom to replace Harris with another Black woman.
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Cori Bush, a progressive community leader and veteran Black Lives Matter activist, won a House seat in Missouri, becoming the state’s first Black woman to represent the state in Congress.
Read More >The first woman to moderate a presidential debate in almost 30 years is nonwhite.
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My Nig tells another side of the enslaved story. The book relates the same torture and inhumane conditions as in the south but added the silence of the Abolitionists in Milford, New Hampshire.
Read More >Shariah Harris just became the first African American female to play high-goal polo, the top tier of U.S. polo, and she hasn’t even graduated college yet.
Read More >Gina Prince-Bythewood, the popular director of “Love and Basketball,” is back at it again, but this time with a “Marvel” film and she’s the first black female to ever do it. Read the article to see what she’s planning.
Read More >During Davis’ emotional acceptance speech, her words particularly resonated with every black actress in Hollywood.
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A trailblazing athlete is honored upon her death. High jumper Alice Coachman was the first Black woman to win an Olympic gold medal.
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