It’s no secret that certain stories, voices and groups have been silenced throughout history. Books have been banned, stories have been pulled and voices have been hushed for the comfort of one group. When the U.S. was first founded, the Founding Fathers drafted...
Sunday Dinner, stories on the front porch and church on Sunday. Many of the core memories most Black people share. Most of those memories have one central character, a Black grandmother. Whether she’s Grandma, Granny, Nanna, they are all representations of the...
Many young Black athletes dream of playing in either the NBA, the NFL, the WNBA, or some other professional league. To have your name on the back of a jersey and hear hundreds of thousands of fans cheer your name is something only few get to experience. That...
The lack of access to medical and mental health services leads to mental health disparities that disproportionately impact Black Americans. 6.5 million or 21.6% of Black Americans reported having a mental illness. Of the 6.5 million Black Americans, 1.2 million or 23%...
2020 was a crucial year for social justice in the United States. Breonna Taylor was killed by the police in Louisville on March 13. Not long after, the world watched as George Floyd was killed by the police on May 25. Tension has been built up for years with the...
Throughout history, Black women are often overlooked and undervalued despite their education, status or contributions. The following examples are some trailblazing Black women who have set the standards and paved the way at the University of Alabama. “Not enough...
In the foothills of Mississippi, the trees grow heavy with uneaten peaches. Tales have haunted the grounds of the Devil’s Punchbowl for decades, from pirates to planes crashing.While the lands may not be filled with treasure, they are haunted by the history of ...
Alabama athletics has its fair share of unsung heroes. For the Crimson Tide women’s basketball team, that’s assistant coach Janese Constantine. Constantine has been an integral part of the success of the team under head coach Kristy Curry. Features and Experiences...
“There are also women I have never met but who are recorded in the pages of history and whose lives and struggles inspire me and thousands of other working women to keep putting one foot in front of another every day.” – Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson Judge Ketanji...
Intro: Sorting through the countless files in the Google drive, I began logging and transcribing each of the audio files in the folder. It was the first week of my fellowship with United Women of Color – a nonprofit dedicated to community-based solutions for...
