Feb 27, 2026

In this empowering episode, we spotlight the Black women who have reshaped the narrative of winter sport and etched their names into Olympic history. From trailblazers in figure skating to champions on the ice track, their stories span decades of perseverance, excellence, and barrier-breaking achievement.

We start with

Feb 19, 2026

Born Chloe Ardelia Wofford in Lorain, Ohio, Toni Morrison rose from a working-class Midwestern childhood to become one of the most influential literary voices of the 20th century. From her early days studying at Howard and Cornell to her trailblazing career as an editor at Random House—where she championed African...

Feb 12, 2026

Henrietta Lacks is the woman behind one of the most important medical breakthroughs in modern history.

In 1951, a young Black mother of five sought treatment for cervical cancer at Johns Hopkins Hospital. Without her knowledge or consent, doctors took samples of her cancer cells. Those cells—later known as HeLa...

Feb 5, 2026

Opal Lee is the grandmother of Juneteenth and a living symbol of perseverance, justice, and hope.

Born in 1926 in Marshall, Texas, Opal Lee’s childhood was shaped by both love and trauma. At just 12 years old, she watched a white mob burn her family’s home to the ground on Juneteenth—a moment that would mark her...