digitaldiva6 days agoTrail Blazing Black Women: Eliza Ann Grier, MDblackdoctor.org - Dominique LambrightThere are many accounts in American history of people who broke through obstacles and proved that everything is possible. Dr. Eliza Ann Grier is an …
digitaldivaThe story of the Dolly Vardens, a 19th-century baseball team made up of Black womeninquirer.comThe Dolly Vardens were one of three known all-Black women's baseball teams in the 1800s in Philly.
digitaldivaThe bawdy genderqueer lesbian singer who helped shape the sound of the Harlem RenaissanceLGBTQ Nation - Kimberly KayeGladys Bentley was on top of the world until the Lavender Scare forced her back into the closet. In honor of Women’s History Month, we’re highlighting …
digitaldivaThe Exploitation of “Aunt Jemima”: The Nancy Green Storyhistorydefined.net - James R. CoffeyAt the age of 59, Nancy Hayes-Green made her debut as “Aunt Jemima” at the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition held in Chicago, Illinois. She became the …
digitaldivaMbarak Mombée: An African Explorer Robbed of His NameJSTOR Daily - Imogen LepereKidnapped and sold into slavery, Mbarak Mombée was critical to the success of the most celebrated nineteenth-century European expeditions in …
digitaldivaVoice recordings of people who were enslaved offer incredible first-person accounts of U.S. historyverified_publisherupworthy.com - Annie Reneau"The results of these digitally enhanced recordings are arresting, almost unbelievable. The idea of hearing the voices of actual slaves from the …