Vanessa Garrison and Morgan Dixon's Washington D.C.-based non-profit brings together Black women from various walks of life in several cities and towns around the US in the name of good health, mindfulness, and sisterhood.
Breonna Taylor did not intend to be a martyr on that fateful night when Louisville Police executed a no-knock warrant that, with excessive use of force and inferior police work, ended with her losing her life. However, her death helped to re-center the Black Lives Matter movement to include Black women and femmes.
Congresswoman Stacey E. Plaskett did not get the assignment of being part of the prosecution during President Trump's first impeachment, but two years later, it was her role when he was facing impeachment again, and she shined.
Tamika D. Mallory has made a name for herself as an unapologetic champion for a number of important causes. She advocates for tighter gun control, health care equity, equal rights for women, and police reform.
Amanda Gorman was already making extraordinary strides in life before she shot to fame at the inaugural ceremony. Check out her story and why we're honoring the National Youth Poet Laureate.
Georgia flipped blue due to a lot of grassroots work organized and led by a collective of people — especially Black women. Enter LaTosha Brown. She is one of those strategic geniuses who helped to take down the GOP.
Dr. Shirley Ann Jackson blazed a career path that includes having the distinct honor of becoming the first African-American woman to receive a doctorate from MIT.
Rep. Cori Bush has been standing her ground in Congress, in an environment that has been increasingly hostile, and experienced the Capitol riots on January 6. She gave riveting testimony to Congress following the tumult, stating that while she was scared for her life, she was prepared to fight.
Celebrating the work of SpeakHER50 honoree, Kimberlé Crenshaw.
Celebrating the work of SpeakHER50 honoree, Nikole Hannah-Jones.
