This year s Black History Month (BHM) in the US also officially marks nine months to the US presidential elections. While black Americans celebrate a legacy of triumph over institutional and racial inequalities, election cycles highlight the US political elite s apathy toward black Americans who often feel neglected in the interim period before politicians return to court them for their votes come election season.
At the intersection of African American History and Women’s History months is a long list of Black women who have made history as civil rights, labor, and peace activists, educators, scientists, elected officials, physicians, astronauts, artists, and much more.