African American Women 
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SOURCE: The Conversation
9/9/19
The hidden story of two African American women looking out from the pages of a 19th-century book
by Kate Clarke Lemay and Martha S. Jones
A 19th-century volume contained a mystery for two historians who combined their knowledge to tell the story of the women and their contributions to American democracy.
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5/19/19
The History of Black Women Championing Demands for Reparations
by Ana Lucia Araujo
For black women, the fight for reparations is not a new opportunity, it is a long-lasting battle for social justice.
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5/12/19
Jane Manning James and African American Women in the Mormon Church
by Quincy D. Newell
Jane Elizabeth Manning James, a free black woman who converted to Mormonism in the early 1840s, provides a little-known vantage point from which to tell a story of Mormonism that takes the church’s racial history into account.
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SOURCE: Washington Post
2/26/19
Black women led the charge against R. Kelly. They’re part of a long tradition.
by Danielle McGuire
Why has it taken more than 20 years and testimony by about 50 accusers to get to this moment?
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SOURCE: Essence
1/29/19
The Women’s Suffrage Movement Included More Than Two Women And So Should The Monuments
by Michelle Duster
During a time when Black women’s votes are more pivotal than ever, our leaderships and contributions to the Suffrage Movement must be honored.
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SOURCE: Youtube
3-16-18 (accessed)
Video of the Week: African American Women and the Struggle for Equality
How early freedom fighters like Sojourner Truth, Harriet Tubman, and Anna Julia Cooper fought against multiple oppressions.
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