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With Her Fist Raised: Dorothy Pitman Hughes and the Transformative Power of Black Community Activism is a biography written by Professor Laura LeeAnn Lovett, a historian and author of other relevant books on women and race issues. Laura Lovett is interviewed and talks about Dorothy Pitman Hughes, the co-founder of Ms. Magazine, the civil and women’s rights activist, and the first person to start a child daycare center, amongst many other achievements, known and unknown. We do our best to expose those unknowns in this interview.
Susan B. Anthony is a well-known historical figure, who fought her entire life for the suffrage movement, as well as being an abolitionist, who played her own part in the civil rights movement. This article is a historical retrospective on this Quaker-turned-activist, titled “An Unexpected Advocate: Susan B. Anthony Is Still Relevant Today.”
A spotlight on Black Design Collective with interviews from Kevan Hall (the new BDC president), fashion designer Byron Lars, and Octavius Terry-Sims is sure to entertain and inspire you to consider buying Black, especially when it comes to fashion. The Neilson ratings reported that Blacks spend annually upwards of 1.7 trillion dollars, buying clothes and accessories. This piece of information has spurred a community of designers that promote, market, educate, mentor, and raise money for this nonprofit and fashion collective.
Sheryl Aronson (Arting Around) interviews award-winning playwright, actor, and director Levy Lee Simon about his three pandemic-related projects in the article, “Levy Lee Simon: Odyssey of a Harlem Artist.” And the novel, Milk Run, by Zac Baldwin is thrilling, fast-paced fiction with not one, but two female leads. We take a look at the memoir Passing Myself Down to the Grave: A Woman’s Rise from Darkness by Sheryl Aronson, which is another great read that is sure to stir your emotions and your soul. This is an exposing personal journey through breast cancer and survival.
Taking care of ourselves is so important. It’s all about self-care. In the beauty section, Shahada Karim reviews the products of Black business owners in “Danessa Myricks and the Beauty of Color,” “Gavin Luxe and the Sensual Sense,” and “EPARA: The Science of Beautiful Skin.” And Agenda has a candid Q&A about women’s wellness with Melanie Wise of Wise Remedies.
Ty-Ron Mayes (Fashion Whisperer) curates the following editorials: “Celebrating Renauld White, a Living Legend and Stylish Trailblazer”; “The Nomadian, featuring model Jean-Mary Aubourg; and Diandra Forrest’s “Blonde Noir, the First Black Supermodel with Albinism.” Forrest’s interview is eye-opening and consciousness-raising to say the very least!
In between these great articles, reviews, editorials, and interviews, Agenda nods to those who’ve been the first to- or someone who altered history for the better. A changemaker, simply put, is anyone who takes creative action to solve a social problem—first, by actively tackling that social problem demonstrates they are motivated to act! Are you inspired yet?
Purchase: Print Magazine & Digital
ASIN : B08Y4R41Z8
Publisher : KL Publishing Group (March 4, 2021)
Language : English : 137 pages
ISBN-13 : 979-8716833494
Item Weight : 14.9 ounces
Dimensions : 8.5 x 0.33 x 11 inches