Serena by Toyin Ojih Odutola, 2022. Pastel, charcoal and graphite on paper. National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution. Acquired through the generosity of NIKE, Inc. Additional support provided by Lydia Cheney and Jim Sokol; Esusu Financial, Inc.; Wemimo Abbey & Samir Goel; Osagie & Losenge Imasogie; Madison Ruby Wilbourn. Story Four New Portraits Honor Black Women at the Smithsonian
Pinback button featuring a portrait of Bessie Coleman, mid to late 20th century. Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from Dawn Simon Spears and Alvin Spears, Sr. Story Pilot Bessie Coleman Lands on the Newest Quarter
Collection Item Nichelle Nichols's Star Trek Lieutenant Uhura Uniform National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Geneva Townes Turner. Anacostia Community Museum, Smithsonian Institution. Story Transcription Volunteers Expand Access to Stories of African American Women
“Cutting Squash (Leah Chase)” by Gustave Blache III, 2010. Oil on panel. National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of the artist in honor of Mr. Richard C. Colton, Jr. © Gustave Blache III Story Five Ways Black Women Shaped Food History
"I Go To Prepare A Place For You" by Bisa Butler, 2021. Cotton, silk, and velvet. Purchased through the American Women's History Initiative Acquisitions Pool, administered by the Smithsonian American Women's History Initiative, © Bisa Butler Collection Item Harriet Tubman: Life, Liberty and Legacy (external link)
Photos of Dr. Crystal M. Moten, curator of African American history, and Dr. Krystal Klingenberg, curator of music, from the Smithsonian's National American History Museum. Podcast Explore Black Feminism with Collected, a New Podcast (external link)
Janet Harmon Bragg in her flight suit by an unidentified photographer, around 1930. Smithsonian Institution Archives, RU 9545, Still image from Video History Interview Session 1 Tape 1. Story Pilot Janet Harmon Bragg and Six More Women to Know this Black History Month
