2021 NAACP Image Award Nominee: Outstanding Literary Work - Non-Fiction A vibrant and empowering History that emphasizes the perspectives and stories of African American women to show how they are--and have always been--instrumental in shaping our country In centering Black women\'s stories, two award-winning historians seek both to empower African American women and to show their allies that Black women\'s unique ability to make their own communities while combatting centuri. 2021 NAACP Image Award Nominee: Outstanding Literary Work - Non-Fiction A vibrant and empowering History that emphasizes the perspectives and stories of African American women to show how they are--and have always been--instrumental in shaping our country In centering Black women\'s stories, two award-winning historians seek both to empower African American women and to show their allies that Black women\'s unique ability to make their own communities while combatting centuri