Sojourner Truth (1797-1883): Ain’t I A Woman?
The Speech Well, children, where there is so much racket there must be something out of kilter. I think that ‘twixt the negroes of the...
Author : joe bodego
John McFerren
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John McFerren, a prominent civil rights activist, played a pivotal role in the Tent City campaign of Fayette and Haywood Counties in the early 1960s....
Viola Harris McFerren
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Viola Harris McFerren was a civil rights activist alongside her husband, John McFerren, in Fayette County, Tennessee. Viola Harris was born on October 19, 1931,...
Alexandre Sabès Pétion
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Alexandre Sabès Pétion was a significant figure in the history of Haiti, serving as President from 1807 until his death in 1818. Born on 2...
Emma Reed Wright
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Emma Reed (Wright) was born on May 30, 1925, on the family farm in rural Redwood, Mississippi to parents Sallie and Smith Reed. She grew...
Alyce Chenault Gullattee
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Alyce Chenault Gullattee, M.D., was a prominent Howard University Hospital psychiatrist, civil rights activist, member of Union Temple Baptist Church, and Zeta Phi Beta Sorority...
Philip A. Payton Jr.
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Philip A. Payton Jr., a renowned real estate magnate, left an indelible mark on the landscape of Harlem, transforming it into a thriving black mecca....
Richard “Cannonball Dick” Redding
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Richard “Cannonball Dick” Redding was a pitcher, outfielder, and manager in the Negro Leagues. Redding was born on April 15, 1893, in Atlanta, Georgia. Much...
How Black America Fell Out Of Love With Africa
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By Alden Young March 8, 2022 Alden Young is an assistant professor of African American studies and a member of the International Institute at UCLA....
Beatrice Coleman
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Beatrice Coleman was a pioneering civil rights activist in Fairbanks, Alaska. In 1946 she challenged Jim Crow segregation in the city by calling for the...