Virginia lawmakers have invested $1 million in the Museum of Black Women Innovators in Portsmouth, set to honor 250 Black women whose contributions changed history.
A new museum dedicated to celebrating the often overlooked contributions of Black women is coming to Portsmouth, Virginia, and it’s doing so with a significant financial boost from the state. WHRO reported that Virginia lawmakers set aside $1 million for the Museum of Black Women Innovators, a development that founder Angela Reddix described as a welcome surprise when the state budget was finalized last month.
The museum’s mission is rooted in a simple but revealing exercise. Reddix said she frequently asks people whether they can name Black women whose inventions reshaped everyday life, and the answer is usually no…