Short biographies of ten Black women from Canada and the United States, ranging from 1793 to the present. Anti-slavery activists, business women, community organizers, and educators; they were, and are, leaders committed to uplifting their communities.

Introduction -- The Coloured Women's Club -- Jackie Shane -- Sylvia Estes Stark -- The Hour-A-Day Study Club -- Rosa Pryor -- Sherona Hall -- Black Cross Nurses -- Mary Miles Bibb -- Chloe Cooley -- Blockorama.