🚨 Our paper w/ @chayacrowder, and @Dr_CMGreer Black Women: Keepers of the Democracy, the Democratic Process and the Democratic Party is now on available on Politics and Gender (@politicgenderj), here’s a thread 🪡🧵(1/n) cambridge.org/core/journals/…

As the only Black woman on the nation’s highest court, Jackson is demonstrating the countless ways Black women have had to hold the line in defending democracy, says @Dr_CMGreer, a political science professor at Fordham University. yahoo.com/news/articles/only… #BlackWomenLead

Also joining us tomorrow on #SundayBrunch are leading voices who will help us unpack the aftermath of the Texas Senate primary and what it reveals about Black women running statewide. 🔗 hhfa.us/sunday-brunch

Kevin Lopez Cruz, a Bowie State University student, asks: What if we treated public humanities like civic infrastructure...something we actually rely on? Kevin says that’s exactly what we should do ⤵️ buff.ly/QCi3atq

It’s Black HERstory Month, and we’re turning it all the way up. Now through February 28, grab one tee and get a #BlackWomenLead necklace free. Rep the message, honor the moment, and carry the movement with you all month long. ✊🏾🖤 🔗 Shop the sale at hhfa.us/store

Seen in Hartford, CT today...

Dr. Gladys West, the Black mathematician whose brilliance made GPS possible, has passed at 95. Born on a Dinwiddie County farm during the Great Depression, she overcame segregation to become a scientist and map the world—literally. May we never forget her legacy or the path she paved for generations of mathematicians.

@VAHouseDems #ProudtoServe!🥹

Happy Founders Day to all my @dstinc1913 sorors! For over a century, from Howard University to chapters across the country, DST has been a beacon of power, purpose, and sisterhood. To mark our 113th anniversary, I'm proud to introduce a resolution with @RepBeatty commemorating our 22 Founders and honoring the Delta women who have championed justice, equity, and opportunity.

Rosa Parks provided the blueprint for modern Black women leaders and social justice activists to follow as we actively seek to challenge and transform an inequitable society and antidemocratic governance practices. More by @cmslaughter and @nadiabrown: brookings.edu/articles/honor…

Adelita Grijalva is finally getting sworn into the House today. Her 50-day stint as a congressperson-elect is by far the longest this century.

At the UNCF/Mellon Programs 2025 Annual Programs Conference, nearly 100 members gathered for the Opening Plenary and Reception — a celebration of scholarship, community, and collaboration. The evening featured a warm welcome from Dr. Cynthia Neal Spence, C’78, UNCF/Mellon Programs Director and Associate Professor of Sociology at Spelman College, followed by an inspiring fireside chat with Dr. Beverly Guy-Sheftall, C’66, advisory board member and Anna Julia Cooper Professor of Women’s Studies at Spelman. Read more: spelman.edu/news/2025/10/unc…

If/When the Voting Rights Act gets completely gutted in the next few weeks maybe then some folks will finally understand why some of us took last year's election loss so hard. It's not a "ball up top" situation. This is generational.

This group drove 12 hours from Alabama to rally outside of the Supreme Court as it hears a significant case that could undercut the Voting Rights Act

It’s been on ice since 2012, and 2016 accelerated it.

Yes, and if we care about the outcome of future elections, we should be angered by this.

Wow - a literal soundtrack. The cornerstone of the neosoul genre.

Joy (Kamala) is not a strategy 😡 Joy (Zohran) is fresh, new and exciting; a perfect counter to the fear and negativity of the right. ☺️

I say regular words that are tricky to you.

In addition to providing free books to our local community in LA, we also ship books to our incarcerated book club members nationwide. Our book pick this month is one of the first books they receive. For $1/month you can help us continue this work Patreon.com/nonamebooks 🤍