Category: Fierce Voices
Celebrating and Sharing Our FIERCE Black History
by Yanick Rice Lamb | Feb 5, 2025 | Joy!, Fierce Voices | 0
This Black History Month, more than any other, is a time to celebrate our brilliance and our...
Read MoreThis Earth Day and Beyond: Taking Action for Our Health and Climate
by Fierce Contributor | Apr 21, 2024 | Environmental Health, Fierce Voices, Top Feature | 0
Climate change is the greatest challenge of our time. It’s essential for communities — especially Black women — to push for solutions to protect our health.
Read MoreSistas Under Siege
by Fierce Contributor | Feb 26, 2024 | Fierce Voices, Money & Careers, News, Podcasts, Taking Care of Business, The Fierce interview, Top Feature | 0
Over the past few months, it seems every news cycle has carried story after story of attacks on the expertise, professionalism and character of Black women who occupy positions of power. Naturally, Fierce and Black Women Unmuted decided we must talk about it. Who better to discuss what’s happening to us, than us?
Read MoreBreathing Justice: EPA’s Bold Move Against Soot Reclaims Our Air and Dignity
by Fierce Contributor | Feb 7, 2024 | Fierce Voices, Environmental Health, Health & Wellness, News, Top Feature | 0
By Dr. Mustafa Santiago Ali Today marks a pivotal moment in our ongoing battle against the...
Read MoreMassacre Survivor’s Eyes Saw Fire Rain From the Sky in Tulsa
by Anneliese Bruner | May 27, 2023 | Family, Fierce Voices, News, Ties, Top Feature | 0
By Anneliese Bruner The woman’s modest, dignified posture in the artist’s interpretation of Mary...
Read MoreBarbados Leader Calls Out COP26 Copouts on Climate Change
by Fierce Contributor | Nov 13, 2021 | Fierce Voices, Environmental Health, Health & Wellness, Health News, News, Taking Care of Business, Top Feature | 0
THE TAKEAWAY: Barbados Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley summed up almost everything you need to...
Read MoreAn ‘Overcomer’ Fights by Faith Against 4 Cancers
by Fierce Contributor | Oct 26, 2020 | Health & Wellness, COVID-19, Fierce Voices, Spirit, Top Feature | 0
A survivor of domestic violence, stroke, four types of cancer, pneumonia and heart disease has said goodbye to her loved ones a few times, but she’s still here and fighting by faith.
Read MoreRiots and Racism Led Journalist to Fight for the Voiceless
by Fierce Contributor | Jun 8, 2020 | Careers, Fierce Voices, News | 0
Witnessing riots and being held at gunpoint fueled a journalist’s determination to be a change agent.
Read MoreKeisha Lance Bottoms on What Many Black Women Fear Most
by Fierce Contributor | Jun 5, 2020 | Top Feature, Community, Fierce Voices | 0
Keisha Lance Bottoms on hear fears as a black mother and her hopes and black leader.
Read MoreInequality Is an Underlying COVID-19 Risk Factor
by Fierce Contributor | Apr 7, 2020 | Fierce Voices, COVID-19, Health & Wellness, Health News | 0
Inequality leads to black Americans getting COVID-19 at an alarming and disproportionate rate.
Read MoreSaving the Lives of New Mothers
by Fierce Contributor | May 20, 2019 | Fierce Voices, Health & Wellness | 0
By Linda Goler Blount, MPH While most pregnancy-related deaths happen during or immediately after...
Read MoreAbortion Restrictions Chip Away at Women’s Power Over Their Bodies
by Yanick Rice Lamb | May 19, 2019 | Fierce Voices, Health & Wellness, News, Top Feature | 0
THIS WEEK, ALABAMA passed a law that can only be described as anti-life. It aims to criminalize...
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