The Angry Black Woman

Octavia Butler, Science Fiction Author
Had the pleasure of meeting and learning from her when I attended Clarion West in 2003. Her book, Kindred, was the the first novel that put its fist right into my chest and yanked me in without warning.

Janelle Monáe, Grammy-nominated singer
Submitted by April Q.

The Real Riveter (Her Name Might Be Rosie…)
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Rare Library of Congress photos from the Great Depression, for those times that you forget history wasn’t really in black and white.

There’s a fascinating surrealism to pict…

Yoruba Women
via earthbody and Oyin Handmade

From the Oyin Handmade Tumblr
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Image by Rog Walker.

Corvida Raven, She Geek, Social Media Maven
“I Am A Technologically Inclined Artist.”

Michaëlle Jean, Canada’s 27th Governor General
Submitted by April Q:
Michaëlle Jean was born in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. She immigrated to Canada with her family in 1968, fleeing the dictatorial regime of the time.After studying comparative literat…