Amanda Gorman
Amanda Gorman is a young, inspiring poet and activist who has captured the attention of people all over the world with her powerful words and...
Category : The Word – Media
They Were Her Property
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“They Were Her Property” is a book by historian Stephanie E. Jones-Rogers that examines the role of white women in American slavery. The book challenges...
Stephanie Jones-Rogers
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Stephanie Jones-Rogers is an associate professor of history at the University of California, Berkeley, who has made significant contributions to the field of American history,...
Horace Greeley
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Horace Greeley (1811-1872) was an American newspaper editor, reformer, and politician who played an important role in shaping the political and cultural landscape of the...
Neely Fuller Jr
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Neely Fuller Jr., born on June 6, 1929, in Galax, Virginia, emerged as a pivotal figure in the discourse on race and systemic racism in...
Virginia Esther Hamilton
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Virginia Esther Hamilton was born on March 12, 1936, in Yellow Springs, Ohio. Her maternal grandfather, Levi Perry, escaped slavery in the nineteenth-century American South...
Earl G. Graves
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Earl G. Graves was raised in the Bedford Stuyvesant section of New York, where he learned hard work and perseverance from his parents, Earl Godwin...
Haki Madhubut
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Haki R. Madhubuti, formerly known as Don L. Lee, is an African-American poet, author, and educator. He was born on February 23, 1942, in Little...
Anne Moody
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A Civil Rights Activist and Author Anne Moody is a prominent figure in the civil rights movement, known for her impactful writing and unwavering dedication...
Jewell Mazique
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Born in Georgia, Ms. Jewell Crawford graduated from Spelman College and received a Master’s in African Studies from Howard University where she wrote her thesis...