Women of color candidates are often not considered "viable" when they embark on their run for office. When they are running for office in...

Leann Bowen isn’t afraid to be the only woman or woman of color in a room. As a comedy writer for Netflix she has earned her seat at the...

When you think of a woman of color who walks the walk and talks the talk, Aimee Allison is one of those women. I have admired her for a...

I had the privilege of sitting on a panel at Netroots Nation this year called This Is What Democracy Should Look Like: 2018 & Beyond. The...

BlackHer is one of our new favorite organizations! Last month, The BGG founder A'shanti F. Gholar had the chance to talk with the...

A note from the editor: When I was up late one-night brainstorming topics for The BGG, I immediately knew that this was one the issues...

The Brown Girls Guide to Politics is proud to be a partner of She The People Summit! This groundbreaking political summit dedicated to...

The lights are on. The crowd is large and cheering. As I look around, starting to mingle, I noticed something strange while being at the...

Like you, we woke up on November 10, 2016, truly terrified, and the past 18 months have been a hot mess. Electing Donald Trump president...

A friend once told me, “There is no crystal staircase for Black women.” Nse was right and I have found this to be especially true for...

I didn’t know what I wanted to be when I grew up. And I didn’t have to: my parents had already decided for me. I often joke that, in my...

The Black Millennial Political Convention was an idea created by the Vice Mayor of Charlottesville, Dr. Wes Bellamy who is a good friend...

From the time I was very young, I knew I wanted to sing on stage. I never remember a time when I didn’t sing and I was never afraid to...

Yasmeen "Yaz" Muqtasid created the Rich Black Woman podcast as an opportunity to speak to change-makers from around the globe to enrich...

Have you ever met a superwoman? I have! Over the past year I’ve had the pleasure of working with and becoming friends with a real-life...

It’s not just passion for basic human rights that fuels my drive, it's also my background. My family came here for a better life. A life

I am a mother and a wife, and I am driven by purpose, not position. I have often been the youngest, brownest, only female at a...

I remember being a little girl and always reading Essence. Be it at home or in the beauty salon, Essence has been a staple magazine for...

Anyone who knows me knows that I am a complete and total fangirl of former Georgia House Minority Leader Stacey Abrams. The first time I...

To successfully throw a Frisbee one must look at the trajectory. That is important. While its distance relies on both velocity and angle...