Angela Davis

Black, Indigenous, environmental and abolitionist activists have come together to block a training facility that they say will militarize police and endanger the community.
Books from bell hooks and Audre Lorde — published more than three decades ago — arrived in Brazilian stores recently. But there’s more work to be done.
Author Ta-Nehisi Coates, who also attended the ceremony, said the iconic novelist taught him the meaning of "grown folks literature."
The hall's Class of 2019 also includes actress Jane Fonda, attorney Gloria Allred and fashion designer Diane von Furstenberg.
Timothy Greenfield-Sanders spoke to HuffPost in June about his film that pays homage to the prolific author, "Toni Morrison: Pieces I Am."
"Our relationship was grounded in that editing relationship, which became a friendship as well," the civil rights icon said about the late novelist in June.
The civil rights icon helped organize a rally to support the congresswoman on Capitol Hill on Tuesday.
The institute sparked outrage after it rescinded an award to the longtime civil rights activist, with speculation it was due to her activism for Palestinian rights.
"I’m going to see her free... because she’s a Black woman and she wants freedom for Black people," Franklin said of the civil rights leader.
These black female activists deserve some recognition for their contributions.