Celebrate Mary Church Terrell! Brave Sis #SistoryLesson pays tribute to a noteworthy abolitionist and educational and feminist icon: Mary Church Terrell.
Celebrate Lili’uokalani, Hawai'i's Last Queen Brave Sis #SistoryLesson pays tribute to the last sovereign monarch of Hawai'i, Lili’uokalani, a composer, author, and the only Queen Regnant (woman ruling as a “king” and not just a spouse). Learn...
Celebrating Sono Osato and Luisa Moreno! Brave Sis #SistoryLesson pays tribute to two incredible women who made an influence in the arts and the labor movement: Sono Osato and Luisa Moreno.
Celebrate Mary Ellen Pleasant - California's First Black Woman Millionaire California's first Black woman millionaire, Mary Ellen Pleasant was born a slave on August 19 (1812 or 1814). Bought and freed by abolitionists, she grew up as a bonded servant, passing...
Celebrate two Jazz Icons: Billie and Sarah Brave Sis #SistoryLesson pays tribute to two great jazz and blues singers, Billie Holiday and Sarah Vaughan.
Celebrate Maya Angelou Brave Sis #SistoryLesson pays tribute to a great poet, autobiographer, memoirist, and civil rights activist, singer, and dancer—an American Renaissance woman, Maya Angelou. History lessons for Black women, BIPOC women, racial...
Our Brave Foremothers & Brave Sis Project My body of practice lies at a riveting intersection of feminism, history, sisterhood, and social impact. Read more about the link between Brave Sis Project and the 2023 book Our Brave...
The 12 Worst Pieces of Advice Brave Sis Ever Received When I want to think most about how rapidly society and culture have shifted over the past 3-5 years, all I really have to do is look back at the...
Media Coverage of the Launch Such positive press coverage of the debut, 2021 edition of the Brave Sis Journey-Journal was very encouraging. History lessons for Black women, BIPOC women, racial justice allies and DEI champions! Celebrate influential...