Josephine Amanda Groves Holloway (1898 to 1988) broke the color barrier for African American girls to become involved in scouting…
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This category describes the latest news regarding feminine activities. events & accomplishments in Tennessee.
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — A veteran activist against sexism and racism both in and out of government delivered the keynote address…
SAN FRANCISCO – Samba TV, the global leader in television data and omniscreen measurement, today announced the appointment of Jeremi Gorman…
Lucie Campbell Williams was an American composer and singer of hymns as well as an educator and advocate or social…
Many of the stories about Andrew Jackson were told to his biographer by an enslaved woman named Hannah. It is…
Sarah Estell was a free Black woman during the slavery era who ran an ice cream parlor and sweet shop…
By Gwinnett Ladson, M.D. The phrase “health disparities” is in the news a lot these days, mostly – and understandably…
Ella Sheppard Moore (1851 to 1914) was a soprano, pianist, composer and arranger of Negro Spirituals. She was the matriarch…
Adrienne C. Moore is an actress from Nashville who is known as Cindy “Black Cindy” Hayes on the Netflix comedy-drama…
Nikki Giovanni is a well-known poet, writer, commentator, activist and educator from Knoxville. Among her awards are the Langston Hughes…