From historic firsts to pioneering the world’s most innovative concepts, Black women have made extraordinary contributions to advance equality, and the world at large. This month, during #BlackHistoryMonth, we’re highlighting just a few of the many stories that have been sidelined from history. Zora Neale Hurston was one of the most influential writers of the 20th century. She was proud of her background, portraying Black women in her writing, not as oppressed, but as free and confident individu