Read more about the article From a WWII spy to an Olympic legend, these 11 women are joining the National Women’s Hall of Fame
The National Women's Hall of Fame in Upstate New York recently announced their inductees for 2026, including six-time Olympic medalist Jackie Joyner-Kersee and American economist who served as the 78th United States secretary of the treasury, Janet Yellen. Getty Images

From a WWII spy to an Olympic legend, these 11 women are joining the National Women’s Hall of Fame

From a six-time Olympic medalist to the author of the beloved children’s classic “Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day,” the National Women’s Hall of Fame in…

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Read more about the article Mitchell Institute’s Heather Penney Honored with Military Hero Award
Heather Penney with an F-16 Viper during one of her two tours in Iraq. (Photo courtesy of Heather Penney)

Mitchell Institute’s Heather Penney Honored with Military Hero Award

The PenFed Foundation for Military Heroes is honoring Heather “Lucky” Penney, Director of Studies and Research at the Air & Space Forces Association’s Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies, with its…

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Read more about the article Olympic legend Jackie Joyner-Kersee to deliver address at UCLA commencement
Jackie Joyner-Kersee with her Olympic medals — three gold, one silver and two bronze. Courtesy of Jackie Joyner-Kersee Foundation

Olympic legend Jackie Joyner-Kersee to deliver address at UCLA commencement

The three-time gold medal winner, Bruin alum and philanthropist will speak to graduates June 12 at Pauley Pavilion One of UCLA’s most iconic alumni is coming home to celebrate the…

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Read more about the article Jackie Joyner-Kersee announced as UCLA College commencement speaker
Six-time Olympic medalist Jackie Joyner-Kersee is pictured. The UCLA alumnus will speak at the College of Letters and Science commencement ceremonies at Pauley Pavilion June 12. (Courtesy of the U.S. Air Force)

Jackie Joyner-Kersee announced as UCLA College commencement speaker

Three-time Olympic gold medalist and UCLA alumnus Jackie Joyner-Kersee will speak at the College of Letters and Science commencement ceremonies June 12. Joyner-Kersee, who graduated UCLA in 1986 with a…

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Read more about the article New documentary reconsiders W.E.B. Du Bois and the Atlanta that shaped him
W.E.B. Du Bois seated at desk in office at Atlanta University in 1909. Du Bois came to Atlanta in 1897 to establish himself as a sociologist and scholar at the university, where we worked until 1910 and later from 1934-44. (Courtesy of Special Collections and University Archives, University of Massachusetts Amherst Libraries)

New documentary reconsiders W.E.B. Du Bois and the Atlanta that shaped him

Rita Coburn’s ‘Rebel With a Cause’ traces how the scholar’s time in the city charted his work and the course of Black intellectual history. Before he became a globally recognized…

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Read more about the article W.E.B. Du Bois: Rebel With A Cause explores the life and legacy of notable Black scholar and civil rights pioneer W.E.B. Du Bois.
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W.E.B. Du Bois: Rebel With A Cause explores the life and legacy of notable Black scholar and civil rights pioneer W.E.B. Du Bois.

New Documentary on the Prolific Scholar and Civil Rights Pioneer is Narrated by Viola Davis and Features Readings by Common, Courtney B. Vance, and Jeffrey Wright (Blak PR Wire) American Masters recently…

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Read more about the article BHERC Hosts World Premiere of ‘W.E.B. Du Bois: Rebel With A Cause’
Sandra Evers-Manly (Courtesy photo), Jeffery Wright (goldenglobes.com), Rita Coburn (Courtesy photo)

BHERC Hosts World Premiere of ‘W.E.B. Du Bois: Rebel With A Cause’

The Black Hollywood Education and Resource Center (BHERC) will host the world premiere of the PBS documentary “W.E.B. Du Bois: Rebel With A Cause” on Friday, March 20, at 7…

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