Tina Turner
Tina Turner is a name that needs no introduction. The American singer, songwriter, and actress has cemented her place in the music industry as one...
Author : joe bodego
Dr. Herman Branson
02463
Known for discovering the Alpha Helix, a common protein structure, Dr. Herman Branson was a pioneer in biophysics. Born on August 14, 1914, in Pocahontas,...
Henry Lee Moon
01049
Henry Lee Moon helped to define the civil rights agenda of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) during the post-World War...
Herbert Hill
01164
Herbert Hill was born on January 24, 1924, in Brooklyn, New York. He was educated in the public school system of the city and attended...
Fred “Curly” Neal
01120
Fred “Curly” Neal was a basketball legend for the world-famous Harlem Globetrotters and became a global icon while representing the sport around the world. During...
Beulah Mae (Gregory) Donald
01422
Beulah Mae (Gregory) Donald is best known for filing a civil lawsuit against the United Klans of America after Donald’s youngest child Michael Donald was...
The 1981 Lynching that Bankrupted an Alabama KKK
01414
On the night of March 21, 1981, a cross crackled and burned on the lawn of the Mobile County courthouse—the Ku Klux Klan’s grim protest...
Dr. Vera Mae (Berry) Pigee
01177
Dr. Vera Mae (Berry) Pigee was a significant civil rights organizer and activist in the Mississippi Delta. She is a co-founder of the Council of...
Anna Louise James
01165
Anna Louise James was born on January 19, 1886, in Hartford. The daughter of a Virginia plantation slave who escaped to Connecticut, she grew up...
Daisy Nelson Moore
01001
Daisy Nelson Moore, a prominent figure in the history of civil rights and education, was a dedicated teacher and activist who played a pivotal role...