African American women were largely excluded from the idealized image of 1950s domesticity portrayed in popular culture. ... Being a 1950s woman in the working world was hard enough.

The new trail to Enloe Cemetery near Mingus Mill helps uncover the long-overlooked legacy of the Great Smoky Mountains’ Black ...

Mahon’s history of African American women in rock and roll between the 1950s and 1980s shifts trailblazing artists like LaVern Baker, the Shirelles, Labelle, Betty Davis, and Tina Turner back to ...

The U.S. Mint has issued new quarters celebrating the contributions of African American women. Ida B. Wells, Maya Angelou, Bessie Coleman, and Pauli Murray are featured.

Eight children from Belle Glade were the inspiration for what became the first doll to accurately depict an African American child, in a way that parents and kids felt connected to the toy.

Born in the 1950s, Jemison would let nothing stop her from becoming one of the most accomplished African American women in history. She was born in Decatur, Ala. but grew up in Chicago, and from a ...

Deputy Naquianna Jefferson recently became the first African American woman to join the SWAT team.At only 30 years old, she's already had a long career protecting and serving."I worked for armored ...

She said it will serve a nice complement to the house because the lead character, a woman, ... 897 Thomas St., South Bend, opens its 1950s African American Worker’s Home on Nov. 9.

Omaha woman turns African-American doll collection into a free museum ‘Through the Eyes of a Doll’ exhibit features more than 750 historic dolls. ... 1950s DOLLS. In the 1950s, ...

SOUTH BEND — In a tiny alcove, just off of the dining room, a half-repaired 1946 RCA Kit TV sits where the man of the house spent his time repairing televisions — one of two side gigs to his ...