Throughout history, black women have blazed trails across the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. She is the director of the digital archives project The Museum of Black Beauty ( ) and serves as a member of the history faculty at Florida A&M University.Bold, black women in science―where will their inspiration take you? Her contributions to publicly accessible history include work at the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of American History, the Rosa Parks Museum and Google’s Arts & Culture series. Kimberly Brown Pellum specializes in the history of women’s images, southern culture and the Black Freedom Struggle.

With a terminal degree in United States history from Howard University, Dr. It shares stories of empowerment, fortitude and pride.įor more information, please visit For interviews and inquiries, please contact Keisha Boyd at Kimberly Brown Pellum, PhD: Black Beauties is a useful reference for all, especially Black women and girls.

They resisted by embracing and being themselves - wearing Afrocentric styles, natural hair and bold fashion statements. These Black beauty queens offered a great sense of pride for their communities when the world was intentionally demeaning and destructive. For these women to do this in the face of racial and class adversities displays their resilience and strength,” says Dr. Pageantry requires a very high level of confidence. While the women share those differences, they all had something in common: they represent the longstanding cultural resilience and ingenuity of African American communities. The women featured in the book represent various generations, professional backgrounds and societal echelons. Kimberly Brown Pellum is extremely passionate about the outcome and revelations discovered while working on Black Beauties.

Black Beauties: African American Pageant Queens in the Segregated South is now available on. The foreword for the book is written by Ms. The literary work gives an inside look into dozens of queens and their journeys. Black Beauties: African American Pageant Queens in the Segregated Southexplores the social activism of pageantry and how it was used to uplift racially oppressed communities of color. Kimberly Brown Pellum is taking a deep dive into what pageantry has meant to the African-American culture in some of its most trying times. While the world is celebrating the well deserved representation, Dr. Tallahassee, FL - Four global pageant titles are currently held by women of African descent.

Black Beauties by Kimberly Brown Pellum