The Black American women journalists presented here were true trailblazers, each in her own unique way, from newspaper publishing to investigative reporting to foreign correspondence to broadcasting.

It took an inordinate amount of perseverance for Black female journalists to break into white male-dominated fields, at the time that each did so. At right, Ida B. Wells.

The power of language to document news and social issues often affects change. Each of these trailblazers from the past helped open new professional paths for women of all backgrounds to pursue.

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