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    Nannie Helen Burroughs holds a banner reading, "Banner State Woman's National Baptist Convention" as she stands with other African American women, photographed between 1905 and 1915. Burroughs was an educator and activist who advocated for greater civil
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    Yes, Women Could Vote After The 19th Amendment — But Not All Women. Or Men

    Aug 26, 2020
    The 19th amendment secured all women the right to vote, but in practice many women of color were excluded. This continues to resonate today with voter suppression among marginalized communities.
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    Live Updates: Protests For Racial Justice
    People march in the streets during a demonstration on June 26 in Minneapolis, Minn.  The march honored Breonna Taylor, who was shot and killed by members of the Louisville Metro Police Department on March 13.
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    Author: Black Women's Experiences With Police Brutality Must Be 'Invisible No More'

    Jul 16, 2020
    Andrea Ritchie, attorney and author, discusses how Black women's experiences with police violence are different from those of Black men and how they've been erased in the movement for racial justice.
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    Live Updates: Protests For Racial Justice
    Protesters hold up a lighted sign reading "#sayhername" during a July 2015 vigil for Sandra Bland in Chicago. Bland died in a Texas jail after a traffic stop escalated into a physical confrontation. Authorities said Bland hanged herself, a finding her fa
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    Say Her Name: How The Fight For Racial Justice Can Be More Inclusive Of Black Women

    Jul 07, 2020
    NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Kimberlé Crenshaw, co-founder of the Say Her Name campaign, about how the Black Lives Matter movement can be more inclusive of Black women.
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    America Reckons With Racial Injustice
    In 2018, GirlTrek members gathered for a weekend retreat in Rocky Mountain National Park as part of their #StressProtest.
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    GirlTrek Uses Black Women's History To Encourage Walking As A Healing Tradition

    Jun 16, 2020
    As part of a 21-day series of walking meditations to honor black women freedom fighters, GirlTrek founders are tackling issues such as the coronavirus pandemic, voter suppression and police violence.
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    Angela Okafor at her small immigration law office located inside her store in Bangor, Maine. Okafor, who has a law degree from her home country of Nigeria and passed the New York bar exam, opened an immigration law practice three years ago.
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    Bangor's New Council Member Joins Wave Of Women Of Color Winning Office

    Dec 18, 2019
    Attorney and small-business owner Angela Okafor made history recently as the first immigrant and first person of color elected to the City Council in Bangor, Maine.
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    Shots - Health News
    Bridget Desmukes (center) and her husband, Jeffrey, love having a big, active family. "The kids are always climbing on things, flipping all the time — it's not dull," she says, laughing. Because Desmukes had developed preeclampsia in a previous pregnan
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    A Daily Baby Aspirin Could Help Many Pregnancies And Save Lives

    Sep 16, 2019
    Pregnant women at high or even moderate risk of developing the life-threatening condition preeclampsia should consider taking a very small dose of aspirin daily to prevent it, doctors say.
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    Politics
    Kanesha Adams stands in the parking lot outside of Jim Clyburn's World-Famous Fish Fry on June 21 in Columbia, S.C. The event featured appearances by 21 Democratic presidential candidates seeking voters in the early primary state.
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    Black Women, Motivated To Oust Trump, Aren't Convinced Of Any Democrat Yet

    Jun 26, 2019
    While former Vice President Joe Biden has a commanding lead in early polling for the Democratic nomination, black women interviewed by NPR all say they are still weighing their options.
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    Shots - Health News
    Brittany Williams, a doctoral candidate at the University of Georgia, started taking Truvada when she began dating a man living with HIV. Even though the relationship ended, she continues to take it.
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    To Halt HIV, Advocates Push For PrEP Outreach To Black Women

    Feb 08, 2019
    After gay and bisexual men, black women are the group at highest risk for HIV transmission. Here's how women are teaching each other about the most effective ways to prevent infection.
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    Code Switch
    Author Glory Edim uses her literary society to signal boost emerging black women writers.
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    'Well-Read Black Girl' Turns Books Into Community

    Dec 02, 2018

    With her new anthology, Glory Edim says she wants to "capture the energy and vibrancy of what it means to be a black woman in the literary space."

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    Shots - Health News
    Niasha Fray works on issues of health equity at Duke University. "Black women like me have to put on the armor of self-care," Fray says.
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    Why Are Black Women Less Likely To Stick With A Breast Cancer Follow-Up Treatment?

    Oct 09, 2018
    Black women are more likely to die from breast cancer than white women. One reason may be that they face economic and cultural barriers to taking the medications that can prevent recurrence.
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    She Votes
    A woman shouts slogans during the Women's March in New York City, January 20, 2018, as protestors took to the streets en masse across the United States. It was a sign of lasting outrage, coming a year after the first women's marches following President T
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    The Women's Wave: Backlash To Trump Persists, Reshaping Politics In 2018

    Sep 24, 2018
    A big gender gap threatens the GOP in November, as the energy of the women's marches the day after Donald Trump took office has been sustained by Democratic women invested in the midterms.
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    The Two-Way
    The statue, shown being driven away in a Parks Department truck on Tuesday, will be relocated in Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn, where Sims is buried.
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    'Father Of Gynecology,' Who Experimented On Slaves, No Longer On Pedestal In NYC

    Apr 17, 2018
    J. Marion Sims perfected a new surgical procedure by repeatedly operating, without anesthesia, on enslaved women in the 1840s. New York City is moving his Central Park statue to a cemetery.
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    Code Switch
    What is love? Baby don't hurt me.
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    In Search Of Black-On-Black Love

    Feb 14, 2018
    Searching for black love in all the wrong places? This week on Ask Code Switch, we bust the myths and unpack the stereotypes about black relationships.
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    Shots - Health News
    Several months after she lost her first set of twins, Samantha Pierce got pregnant with Camryn and Caedyn, now 7 years old. For that pregnancy, she was put on bed rest.
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    How Racism May Cause Black Mothers To Suffer The Death Of Their Infants

    Dec 20, 2017
    African-American women are more likely to lose a baby in the first year of life than women of any other race. Scientists think that stress from racism makes their bodies and babies more vulnerable.
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    Author Interviews

    'Invisible No More' Examines Police Violence Against Minority Women

    Nov 05, 2017
    Author Andrea Ritchie wants the incidents of police violence involving women of color and transgender women to get as much attention as black men and boys have received in recent years.
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    Code Switch
    Oh, Dave.
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    This Week In Race: Dave Says Sorry, Coin Controversy, Health Hazards Of Segregation

    May 19, 2017
    Has there ever been such a week?
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    Code Switch
    Tracey Gordon being her anxiously free self in Netflix's "Chewing Gum."
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    In 'Chewing Gum,' Tracey Is The Quirkiest And Freest Character On TV

    Apr 24, 2017
    For Black women, there is an added benefit to watching Tracy's weirdness in Netflix's hit show in all its glory.
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    Code Switch
    Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., speaks at a press conference on Capitol Hill on Jan. 31. Waters called for an investigation into Trump administration ties to Russia.
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    This Week In Race: A Spicer Dust-Up, Muslim Latinas Speak Out, Blue Men See Red

    Mar 31, 2017
    Busy week per always: resistance to deportations, black women get spicy with the White House press secretary, and Muslim Latinas. Yeah, really.
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    Code Switch
    A new study confirms that many people — including black ones — have a bias against the types and styles of natural hair worn by black people.
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    New Evidence Shows There's Still Bias Against Black Natural Hair

    Feb 06, 2017
    "A majority of people, regardless of race and gender, hold some bias towards women of color based on their hair."
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    Code Switch
    First lady Michelle Obama speaks as she welcomes community leaders from across the country to celebrate the successes and share best practices to continue the work of the Mayor's Challenge to End Veterans' Homelessness East Room of the White House comple
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    'Meaning of Michelle' Essays Celebrate First Lady's Realness

    Jan 16, 2017
    In a new collection, 16 essayists describe how Michelle Obama helped change the perception of black women and the White House.
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    Code Switch
    Candice Hoyes uses her surrounding for inspiration — and New York City has no shortage of interesting sights.
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    Candice Hoyes Sings Blackness, Womanhood And History On Her New Jazz Album

    May 23, 2016
    When Candice Hoyes sings, she's channeling a legacy of black women in jazz. Her debut album, On a Turquoise Cloud, celebrates the genre's storied roots.
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    Politics
    U.S. Senate candidate, Rep. Donna Edwards, M-Md., visits with voters at Leisure World in Silver Spring, Md.
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    Race, Gender Roil Maryland Senate Democratic Primary

    Apr 25, 2016
    Donna Edwards is vying to be just the second black woman ever elected to the Senate. But not all of the state's black female leaders or African-American members of Congress are lining up behind her.
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    Code Switch
    In this composite image, a comparison has been made between Nina Simone and actress Zoe Saldana.
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    Ta-Nehisi Coates On The Fight Over 'Nina Simone's Face'

    Mar 19, 2016
    Many people have decried the casting of Zoe Saldana in upcoming biopic Nina, but Ta-Nehisi Coates digs deep into why this choice struck a nerve.
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    Code Switch
    142nd Street and Lenox Avenue in Harlem, New York City, circa 1927.
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    The 'Criminal' Black Lesbian: Where Does This Damaging Stereotype Come From?

    Mar 17, 2016
    Black lesbian women have long endured a stigma of violence, and the roots of this perception go way back.
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    Code Switch
    Sophina DeJesus, a gymnast for UCLA, performs a floor routine.
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    Video: UCLA Gymnast Sophina DeJesus Whips, Nae Naes, And Slays

    Feb 10, 2016
    The viral video of DeJesus' routine doesn't show an athlete dominating in a traditionally white sport despite her race. She's an athlete celebrating her identity in the sport she loves.

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