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You’re More Than Enough

May 19, 2022

By Blake Ansari | Class of 2021 Sen. Cory Booker (D. – N.J.) words speak volumes about mothers and women in America My mother always greets me when I come from school, except this one day. She was sitting at her desk wiping tears and listening to Senator Cory Booker tell U.S. Supreme Court Justice […]

Amira’s Dance

November 7, 2021

By Amira, Class of 2021 Despite facing a mixture of racism and misogyny, us Black women have managed to stay strong, resilient and groundbreaking. Being a Black woman is a flex within itself.

The First Black Nurse – Nancy Leftenant-Colon Major

January 16, 2021

Nancy Leftenant-Colon Major (retired). The first black nurse in the reserve or active-duty Army Nurse Corps. The only woman to hold the presidency of the Tuskegee Airmen, Inc. from 1989 – 1991. Along with select Tuskegee Airmen, received the Congressional Gold Medal from President George W. Bush on March 29, 2007.