Time to Learn How to Team with Michelle Obama to Support ‘When We All Vote’ By Vanessa Williams Former First Lady Michelle Obama Video Message for WOC Midterm elections are less than two months away and it is time to get people inspired to vote! This election season, women of color are showing that…(Read More)
By DeKiah N Baxter Dear America, The images of women of color (WOC) over time have changed dramatically. But our presence in media has a long way to go. We have moved from women not being acknowledged at all, to being used as sex symbols for years, to finally getting representation, but only if they…(Read More)
By Asia A. Alexander: During my summer internship with CELIE and its XXTRA Special and Free program for women and girls, I worked two assignments…(Read More)
Celebrating women of color is a year-round thing at XXTRA and we’re excited to highlight some of the most powerful women of color in business around the world. Many of these women either are on or previously have been on the Forbes Most Powerful Women’s List. They are running billion-dollar companies…(Read More)
Contributing Reporters: Waverly Colville, Lily Cusack, Falyn Page and Char’Nese Turner The XXTRA Special and Free (XXTRA) team was afforded the opportunity to travel and participate in the Black Women’s Power Rising Conference in Atlanta, GA. Throughout the conference, we were able to listen, learn and even interview some of the most powerful…(Read More)
