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Looking for inspiration? Look no further. In this five part series, fifty talented black women from across the globe share their powerful words of wisdom.

Part 1: 50 TED talks by 50 talented black women

Starting here, enjoy 50 thought provoking TED talks by 50 super talented black women in this five part series. 

Featured in Part 1:

ELIZABETH NYAMAYARO | TEDWomen 2015 An invitation to men who want a better world for women.

AMMA ASANTE | TEDxBrixton The power of defining yourself.

RAKIA REYNOLDS | TEDxBarnardCollege Rules of the road on your journey to success.

SARAH LEWIS |TED2014 Embrace the near win.

ANNE-MARIE IMAFIDON | TEDxBarcelonaED Let’s save the world with girl-led startups.

SOMARA THEODORE | TEDxCreativeCoast The evolving identity of a first generation American.

MEMORY CHAMPITI | TEDxYouth@Lilongwe Local charity: Yes you can.

DR MAGGIE ADERIN-POCOCK | TEDxHousesofParliament The dawn of a new space era.

NOZIPO MARAIRE | TEDxHarare Indigenous versus indi-genius.

FELICIA HATCHER | TEDxJamaica Tell your failure story.

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Part 2: 50 TED talks by 50 talented black women

This is part two of our series of five posts sharing TED talks by fifty talented black women from across the globe.

Featured in Part 2:

PANASHE CHIGUMADZI | TEDxJohannesburg A new self-identity for Africans.

MAJORA CARTER | TEDxMidWest Three stories of local eco-entrepreneurship.

PATRICIA OBO-NAI | TEDxLabone The age of the girl geek.

LATISHA CAMPBELL | TEDxYale I am a radical: changing the odds. 

CHIMAMANDA NGOZI ADICHIE | TEDxEuston We should all be feminists.

ANGELA JACKSON | TEDxProvidence Turning urban youth into global citizens.

MAAMEYAA BOAFO | TEDxAccra Being the real me without apology.

OLA OREKUNRIN | TEDxBerlinSalon Womenomics.

MELLODY HOBSON | TED2014 Color blind or color brave? 

MAGATTE WADE | TEDxUFM Disruptive Brands as Cultural Innovation.

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Part 3: 50 TED talks by 50 talented black women

This is part three of our series of five posts sharing TED talks by fifty talented black women from across the globe.

Featured in Part 3:

THANDIE NEWTON | TEDGlobal 2011

Actor Thandie Newton tells the story of finding her “otherness.”

MINNA SALAMI | TEDxBrixton To change the world, change your illusions.

TARA WILKINSON-MCCLEAN | TEDxBridgetown Re-imaging wealth in global media.

PENINAH NTHENYA MUSYIMI | TEDxAmsterdam I am the change. 

THELMA GOLDEN | TEDxHarlem Innovation Through Art – The Preposition Problematic.

MICHAELA DEPRINCE | TEDxAmsterdam From “devil’s child” to star ballerina. 

SHAKIRAH BOURNE | TEDxBridgetown The curse of the starving artist. 

KIMBERLY BRYANT | TEDxKC Defy Impossible.

ZAIN ASHER | TEDxEuston Trust your struggle.

ALLYSON HOBBS | TEDxStanford The chosen exile of racial “passing.”

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Part 4: 50 TED talks by 50 talented black women

This is part four of our series of five posts sharing TED talks by fifty talented black women from across the globe.

Featured in Part 4:

HANNAH POOL | TEDxEuston Discovering myself while discovering Erithrea.

JASMINE BURTON | TEDxAtlanta Innovation to sanitation through empathic design.

KAKENYA NTAIYA | TEDxMidAtlantic A girl who demanded school.

MAHLET AFEWORK | TEDxPlaceDesNations Ancient tradition/modern fashion. 

FADEKEMI AKINFADERIN-AGARAU | TEDxEuston Finding my calling.

RAPELANG RABANA | TEDxCapeTown Using mobiles to rekindle learning.

PATIENCE MTHUNZI | TED2015 Could we cure HIV with lasers? 

SAEEDA WRIGHT | TEDxConcordiaUPortland The ultimate selfie – love. 

ORY OKOLLOH | TEDGlobal 2007 How I became an activist. 

SADA MIRE|TEDxEuston Cultural heritage: a basic human need. 

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Part 5: 50 TED talks by 50 talented black women

This is the final part of our series of five posts sharing TED talks by fifty talented black women from across the globe.

Featured in Part 5:

ANGELA PATTON |TEDxWomen 2012 A father-daughter dance… in prison.

JULIANA ROTICH |TEDGlobal 2013 Meet BRCK, internet access built for Africa.

CATHERINE PHIRI |TEDxEuston Debunking the made-for-Africa script. 

TALITHIA WILLIAMS | TEDxClaremontColleges Own your body’s data.

JEPCHUMBA|TEDxEuston Asking Why.

CHINWE ONYEAGORO | TEDxWindyCity I’m an inefficient market entrepreneur.

DAYO OLOPADE | TEDTalentSearch The new African narrative.

NDIDI NWUNELI | TEDxEuston Rage for Change.

MAYA PENN | TEDWomen 2013 Meet a young entrepreneur, cartoonist, designer, activist Maya Penn.

DR MAMPHELA RAMPHELE |TEDxCapeTownED Rising to our citizens’ responsibility.

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Dorothy Dandridge | Black Glamour & Grace

Dorothy Jean Dandridge (1922-1965), American film and theatre actress, singer, and dancer. Nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress (a first for an African American actress) for her performance in the 1954 film Carmen Jones, as well as a Golden Globe Award in 1959 for Porgy and Bess. Shown here relaxing in her Baldwin Hills (Los Angeles, CA) apartment.

Remix of the Day!

I forgot to post that my new book with Leda Schubert about Raven Wilkinson, Trailblazer: The Story of Ballerina Raven Wilkinson, was released on Tuesday! It includes a forward by Misty Copeland. This is my fifth children’s book. More on the way! It’s available on Amazon and elsewhere.  Some articles: 

Huffington Post: New Children’s Book Honors Ballet Pioneer Raven Wilkinson

TIME: ‘A Lot Is Still So Much the Same’: Misty Copeland on Decades of Racism and Ballet

🔥🔥AND ANOTHER ONE!🔥🔥

‘Erin Jackson became the first black woman to qualify for the U.S. Olympic long-track speedskating team, finishing third in 39.04 seconds in the 500-meter race, Friday in Milwaukee.

Jackson joins Maame Biney, who recently became the first black woman to qualify for the speedskating team with her short-track finish in the 500 meters in Utah.

Both women follow the footsteps of Chicagoan Shani Davis, who was 19 years old when he became the first black athlete to qualify for U.S. Olympic speedskating team in 2002.  He went on to win two gold medals in long track events and recently qualified for his fifth-straight Olympic Games during the trials at Pettit National Ice Center.

Jackson, a 25-year-old from Florida, has only been long-track speedskating for four months after switching over from dominating inline skating competitions where she was a three-time roller sports athlete of the year.

“I really wasn’t expecting it coming in,” she said in an NBC interview after the race. “Pretty cool.”’

And don’t forget these ladies…

‘Driver Seun Adigun and brakewomen Akuoma Omeoga, Ngozi Onwumere have qualified for Pyeongchang 2018, ensuring an African nation will be represented in the sport [bobsled] at the Winter Olympics for the first time ever.’

✨BLACK GIRLS REALLY ARE MAGIC!✨

First look at Misty Knight in Marvel’s Luke Cage S2

Luke Cage (Mike Colter) and Mercedes “Misty” Knight (Simone Missick) 

Get the comics  here and here