Lifting Black Women’s Voices

Honoring and Engaging Black Women Writers Through History

An author, educator, and activist, Alice Dunbar-Nelson was committed to elevating the work of African American women for wider audiences. Following in her footsteps, Lifting Black Women’s Voices highlights the work and impact of Black women writers of the 18th, 19th, and early 20th centuries. 

Still in development, Lifting Black Women’s Voices is a series of short videos featuring contemporary Black women educators reading aloud from lesser-known texts by African American women and talking briefly what those texts mean to them personally. Short biographies of the authors and educator resources will also be made available to help contextualize and teach the texts highlighted by each Black woman author.

Stay tuned as our videos and associated resources become available!