Kiki Baker Barnes HBCUAC commissioner reflects on conference expansion, media partnerships and mentoring the next generation of Black women leaders.
Black women leaders
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Women of color shape our past and future
Women’s History Month highlights the enduring impact of women of color leadership across history, from Harriet Tubman and Shirley Chisholm to leaders shaping the present.
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Turning survival into service
After surviving abuse, homelessness, and foster care, Tameeka Russell is building the child welfare system she wishes had existed for her.
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Rosalyn Smaller on Survival, Service, and Building Community Care
Former athlete Rosalyn Smaller reflects on survival, service, and building community care in a new episode of Blacklight On Sports.
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Black women mayors are democracy’s brightest hopes
Election Night 2025 didn’t just make headlines, it made history. In Detroit, voters shattered a 324-year barrier by electing Mary Sheffield as the city’s first woman and Black woman mayor. Her victory is more than symbolic; it reflects the transformative power of Black women’s leadership and adds to the growing sisterhood of Black women mayors […]
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Chanda Smith Baker to head Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation
Chanda Smith Baker will become CEO of the Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation on August 25. The longtime civic and philanthropic leader brings decades of experience rooted in community, equity, and systems change.
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Women of color find honor and self-empowerment at annual business awards
A distinguished group of women from various walks of life were honored on May 19 at a business awards luncheon.