Massachusetts: Statue honours once-enslaved woman who won freedom in court
Statue honours once-enslaved woman who won freedom in court https://www.ctvnews.ca/world/statue-honours-once-enslaved-woman-who-won-freedom-in-court-1.6036055
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Statue of Black Educator Replaces Confederate General in U.S. Capitol
Statue of Black Educator Replaces Confederate General in U.S. Capitol
Marvel’s Forgotten Original Spider-Woman Was A Black Librarian
Marvel’s Forgotten Original Spider-Woman Was A Black Librarian Spider-Man’s first Spider-Woman wasn’t Jessica Drew, but a young Black librarian named Valerie determined to keep her community safe in Marvel Comics. […]
Maya Angelou to be the first Black woman to be featured on a coin
Maya Angelou to be the first Black woman to be featured on a coin https://www.telegraphindia.com/opinion/maya-angelou-to-be-the-first-black-woman-to-be-featured-on-a-coin/cid/1847606
Chicago: A Monument to the Lives of Black Women and Girls
A Monument to the Lives of Black Women and Girls “The Black Girlhood Altar” began as a community project fueled by collective grief. Now it’s on display at the Museum […]
Wales: ‘My trailblazer nan Betty Campbell and what her statue means to me and Cardiff’
‘My trailblazer nan Betty Campbell and what her statue means to me and Cardiff’ https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/betty-campbell-statue-cardiff-history-22009169
Washington D.C.: Dr. Mary Bethune Honored with Statue
DR. MARY BETHUNE HONORED AS FIRST BLACK WOMAN WITH STATUE IN D.C.’S STATUARY HALL https://theblackwallsttimes.com/2021/10/18/dr-mary-bethune-honored-as-first-black-woman-with-statue-in-d-c-s-statuary-hall/
Chicago: Ida B. Wells Honored with a Monument in Bronzeville
Ida B. Wells Honored with a Monument in Bronzeville
Black women are mostly missing from Capitol art. This lawmaker has a suggestion
Black women are mostly missing from Capitol art. This lawmaker has a suggestion Rosa Parks is currently the only Black woman with a full-length statue https://www.rollcall.com/2021/03/30/black-women-are-mostly-missing-from-capitol-art-this-lawmaker-has-a-suggestion/
United Kingdom: Statue to black woman to be unveiled
Statue to black woman to be unveiled The artwork of Henrietta Lacks will be the first public sculpture of a black woman made by a black woman in the UK. […]