“As a Black woman, I was unable to find myself in that paper.”

Source: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2023/02/13/the-dubious-rise-of-impostor-syndrome

“As a Black woman who has worked in media and entertainment for decades, I cannot express enough how Hayti’s existence as a one-stop platform is a game changer for creators and our community.

Source: https://www.africanexaminer.com/african-american-owned-news-app-makes-history/

As the first Black woman to graduate from a nursing school in the province, Scott paved the way for young Black women from Canada and the Caribbean to transform the face of nursing in Ontario over the next few decades.

Source: https://mtlcommunitycontact.com/from-the-sidelines-to-the-frontlines-black-nurses/

At 17, she became the youngest Black woman to qualify for the U.S. Women’s Open.

Source: https://theathletic.com/4900576/2023/09/29/steph-curry-golf-inclusivity-future-stars/

Beal knew that Staley — a Black woman like her — would best understand how to guide her as she navigated both life and playing basketball on a big stage.

Source: https://triblive.com/sports/having-black-female-coach-is-crucial-for-black-female-athletes/

“Because when I got to Hollywood it was one Black woman at a time.

Source: https://globalgrind.com/6266319/the-color-purple-taraji-p-henson-fantasia-barrino-taylor-danielle-brooks/

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, the first Black woman to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court, will speak in Alabama next month at an event marking the 60th anniversary of a church bombing that killed four girls in 1963.

Source: https://ktar.com/story/5523280/the-pentagon-is-pulling-1100-troops-from-the-us-mexico-border-mission/

Black History Month: In 2009, Alysa Stanton became the first Black woman ordained as a rabbi.

Source: https://forward.com/forward-newsletters/forwarding-the-news/534489/what-the-talmud-says-about-the-alec-baldwin-case/

Bridget Robinson-Whitaker, executive director of Milwaukee-based Safe & Sound Inc. is the first Black woman to hold that post since the organization was founded in 1998.

Source: https://biztimes.com/notable-bipoc-executives-bridget-robinson-whitaker/

Camila Bertolino, 21, a literature student, is a Black woman; Matheus Suzuki, 22, known as Curu, an artist, is an Asian man.

Source: https://worldcrunch.com/culture-society/interracial-relationships

Carter knows the pregnancy risks she could face as a Black woman, especially in Georgia, where Black women are more than twice as likely as white women to die during or within a year after a pregnancy.

Source: https://northdenvernews.com/drive-thru-baby-showers-serve-express-needs-of-pregnant-veterans-in-atlanta/

“Culturally, I really identify as a Black woman, because that’s what I was raised in,” April said.

Source: https://www.wral.com/i-know-who-i-am-a-black-mother-and-son-s-journey-of-learning-to-embrace-their-mixed-race-american-indian-identity/20802837/

Dorantes said that when she took on the job as commissioner, she made a vow to herself that she would not be the last Black woman to hold the title.

Source: https://www.courant.com/2023/12/13/top-ct-department-of-children-and-families-official-stepping-down-gov-ned-lamont-announces-successor/

Even in the Europea-topia of protagonist Rose Hathaway (a Black woman) must fight for justice for all the humans who serve the vampire elite.

Source: https://www.dreadcentral.com/editorials/446506/the-complicated-representation-of-black-immortal-bodies/

He knocks on the door, which gradually opens to reveal an older Black woman.

Source: https://www.digitaltrends.com/movies/guardians-of-the-galaxy-volume-3-post-credits-scenes/

However, while Black women stood with Mo’Nique in her fight against industry biases and being paid her worth as a Black woman, it didn’t stop our good sis from still being subjected to ruthless and neverending criticisms from folks who look just like her.

Source: https://madamenoire.com/1340324/was-monique-problem/

If a Black woman venting about generations of innumerable good people sacrificing toward equality and equity while so much remains grotesquely undone and unfair is annoying to you, skip my jeremiad.

Source: https://www.counterpunch.org/2023/06/23/juneteenth-really/

If you want to read an intimate and potent portrayal of grief and the struggles of being a Black woman in a historically white space, read the “series.

Source: https://ndsmcobserver.com/2023/11/the-burden-of-being-the-first/

I’m a Black woman living in the U.K., and even though I was born here, I have always struggled to feel as though I truly belong.

Source: https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/this-image-received-thousands-of-racist-comments-heres-why-i-made-it_uk_646e1e44e4b0005c605d54ad

In 2020, Megan Piphus Peace became the first Black woman puppeteer on Sesame Street, and has since been playing the role of 6-year-old Black girl Muppet Gabrielle.

Source: https://boingboing.net/2023/06/06/cookie-monster-singing-who-stole-the-cookies-but-in-korean.html