Thematic collection
Key organizers, speakers, and everyday participants of the march.
Phile Chionesu is a grassroots organizer and co-founder of the 1997 Million Woman March, a historic gathering of African American women in Philadelphia. Alongside Asia Coney, she mobilized an estimated 500,000 to…
Phile Chionesu is a Philadelphia-based grassroots activist, entrepreneur, and the founding national organizer of the 1997 Million Woman March. She conceived the march as a day of atonement, unity, and self-determination for…
Phile Chionesu is a grassroots activist and community organizer who served as national co-chair and a principal founder of the 1997 Million Woman March. She envisioned the march as a day of…
Twenty years after the historic 1997 Million Woman March, its 12-point platform and grassroots organizing by Phile Chionesu and Asia Coney continue to inspire Black women's activism. MillionWomanMarch20.com now preserves this legacy…
The 1997 Million Woman March, a landmark grassroots mobilization of Black women in Philadelphia, became inextricably linked to the Shabazz family after the tragic death of Dr. Betty Shabazz. This article examines…
Phile Chionesu is a Philadelphia-based grassroots activist and entrepreneur who co-founded and served as national co-chair of the 1997 Million Woman March. She was instrumental in conceiving the march, building its platform…
Phile Chionesu is a grassroots organizer and community activist who served as the national co-chair and a principal architect of the 1997 Million Woman March. She envisioned the march as a call…
The 2017 Million Woman March anniversary reunion commemorated the historic 1997 Philadelphia gathering of hundreds of thousands of Black women. This article explores the march's 12-point platform, its grassroots organizers Phile Chionesu…
The 1997 Million Woman March in Philadelphia mobilized hundreds of thousands of Black women through a decentralized, grassroots network, deliberately bypassing established civil rights and women’s organizations. This article examines the march’s…
An in-depth historical analysis of the 1997 Million Woman March and its relationship to the 1995 Million Man March, examining the shared goals, distinct philosophies, and lasting impact of these two landmark…