Media typecasting of black women has ranged from unwed teenage mother to temptress... Media typecasting of black women has ranged from unwed teenage mother to temptress. Dr. Martha Bireda shares ...

And Black women get that – because life has not afforded us that luxury either.” The Colored Girls have continued their work to better the communities they come from.

Two good friends talk about starting the "Colored" Girl Campaign, as a way for black women to highlight and celebrate their natural features, which are often devalued in the media and the black ...

Women's National Conference in BostonBOSTON, July 9. -- A large company of colored women assembled in Berkeley Hall this forenoon. It was a notable gathering in many respects, and it was called ...

When Atlanta Mayor Shirley Franklin colored her natural ‘do canary-yellow after her 50th birthday, friends thought it was midlife crisis time. Advisers worried that the lemony hair would turn ...

In 1896, she helped found the National Association of Colored Women (NACW), coining the organization’s motto, “Lifting As We Climb,” and served as its president from 1896 to 1901.

The women would convene in 1896 in Washington, DC. The organization would become an umbrella group, naming itself The National Association of Colored Women's Clubs.

For 100 years, the N.J. State Federation of Colored Women's Club has been working to strengthen and improve the community. Now, they are ready to celebrate their achievements from the past century.

The Colored Women’s Republican Club, where Elizabeth Taylor was secretary, held a rally that summer.