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Nina Yolande Du Bois (October 21, 1900 – March 1961), known as Yolande Du Bois, was an American teacher known for her involvement in the Harlem Renaissance. She was the daughter of W.E.B. Du Bois and the former Nina Gomer. Her father encouraged her marriage to Countee Cullen, a nationally known poet of the Harlem Renaissance.
Nov 17, 2021 · GREAT BARRINGTON — Yolande Du Bois Irvin, the only grandchild of civil rights leader and scholar W.E.B. Du Bois, died Monday in Fort Collins, Colo. The educator who followed in the footsteps of her grandfather by promoting civil rights, empathy and community was 89. Her remains will be buried beside those of her mother and other family ...
Dec 8, 2021 · Yolande Du Bois Irvin, who taught psychology at Xavier University and CU Boulder, passed away on Nov. 15 at age 89. She was the only child of Nina Yolande Du Bois, W.E.B. Du Bois' daughter, and a lifelong advocate of education and social justice.
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Feb 19, 2022 · Peck’s mother, Yolande Du Bois Williams Irvin, who died in November 2021, was the granddaughter of W.E.B. Du Bois, and wished to be buried in her family’s plot at the Mahaiwe Cemetery in Great Barrington, alongside her mother and grandmother. STEPHANIE ZOLLSHAN — THE BERKSHIRE EAGLE
Feb 21, 2022 · Yolande Du Bois Williams Irvin was the granddaughter of W.E.B. Du Bois, a renowned intellectual and civil rights activist. She was a teacher, a wellness advocate, and a mentor who shared her "Gran'Pa's" legacy and mission.
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6 days ago · On Friday, April 26, the W.E.B. Du Bois Center hosted “Scissors, Silhouettes and Stencils: Yolande Du Bois’s Artistic Imagination.”. Facilitated by Phillip Luke Sinitiere, historian and professor of history at the College of Biblical Studies, the event unveiled never-before-seen images and excerpts from newly discovered scrapbooks of ...
Dec 2, 2021 · Dr. Yolande Du Bois Irvin, the only grandchild of civil rights icon W.E.B. Du Bois, passed away at 89 in Colorado. She taught psychology at Xavier University and participated in multiple civil rights events, following her grandfather's legacy.
