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This list of famous African American women to know in 2024 includes singers, actors, athletes, entrepreneurs, politicians and more inspiring modern Black women.
100 Greatest African Americans is a biographical dictionary of one hundred historically great Black Americans (in alphabetical order; that is, they are not ranked), as assessed by Temple University professor Molefi Kete Asante in 2002. A similar book was written by Columbus Salley.
In the chapter titled "strong black women", she discusses her choice to retire from being a strong black woman. [4] She states that "Retirement was ultimately an act of salvation. Being an SBW was killing me slowly. Cutting off my air supply." [4] This speaks to the weight that Black women feel on their shoulders from trying to uphold the SBW ...
Anna J. Cooper, civil and women's rights activist, author, educator, sociologist, scholar [11] John Anthony Copeland Jr., abolitionist; Patrisse Cullors, civil rights activist, co-founder of the Black Lives Matter movement [12] [13] [14] Elijah Cummings, civil rights advocate
5. Angela Bassett Award-winning actress Angela Bassett is a cultural icon celebrated for her powerful portrayals of strong Black women in film and television. As a proud member of Delta Sigma ...
The most powerful women in the world — as deemed by Forbes — have been revealed. With the release of their female-specific 2024 Power List, the magazine has crowned 100 women the ultimate ...
First Black actress to be nominated two years in a row (nominated the same years as first Black actor). Mary J. Blige: Mudbound: Florence Jackson Nominated First Black woman to receive multiple Oscar nominations in the same year. First person nominated for an acting award and a music award (Best Original Song) in the same year. 2018: Regina King
This is a non-diffusing subcategory of Category:American women. It includes American women that can also be found in the parent category, or in diffusing subcategories of the parent. Wikimedia Commons has media related to African American women .