Augusta Savage
Augusta Savage, original name Augusta Christine Fells, (born February 29, 1892, Green Cove Springs, Florida, U.S.—died March 26, 1962, New York, New York), American sculptor...
The Harlem Hellfighters
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Forged in Fire, Unbroken in Spirit In the dim predawn hours of May 15, 1918, amid the scarred earth of no-man’s-land near the French village...
Carter G. Woodson
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Carter Godwin Woodson was born on December 19, 1875, in New Canton, Virginia, to former slaves Anne Eliza and James Henry Woodson. As one of...
Richard Aoki
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Bobby Seale. Eldridge Cleaver. Huey Newton. These names often come to mind when the Black Panther Party is the topic at hand. But in the...
Elaine Brown
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Born in 1943 in North Philadelphia, Brown moved to Los Angeles to be a songwriter. While living in California, Brown learned about the Black Power...
Eldridge Cleaver
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Leroy Eldridge Cleaver was born on August 31, 1935, in Wabbaseka, Arkansas, to Leroy Cleaver, a nightclub entertainer and waiter, and Thelma Hattie Robinson Cleaver,...
Bobby Seale
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Bobby Seale, born Robert George Seale on October 22, 1936, in Dallas, Texas (some sources note Liberty, Texas), is a pioneering African American revolutionary, political...
Huey P. Newton
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Huey P. Newton was an influential figure in the civil rights movement and a co-founder of the Black Panther Party. Born on February 17, 1942,...
Black Panther Party
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The Black Panthers, also known as the Black Panther Party, was a political organization founded in 1966 by Huey Newton and Bobby Seale to challenge...
Audre Lorde
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Audre Lorde was a prominent figure in American literature and activism, known for her powerful writing and unwavering commitment to social justice. Born in New...