Ahead of International Women’s Day on Friday, March 8, Google released a video featuring amazing black women. According to Google Trends, which analyzes popular searches across the world, people are searching the term “Black Girl Magic” now more than ever. The phrase is used to empower black women and girls by celebrating their accomplishments, beauty, resiliency and persistence. The video features...
OkayAfrica has released its annual “100 Women” list which celebrates incredible African women around the world. According to OkayAfrica: Nigerian women’s right activist Funmilayo Ransome Kuti was only in her 20s when she organized literacy classes for women, a pathway that eventually led to her playing an integral role in women’s right to vote. South Africa’s Prudence Mabele was just 22 years old when, in...