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Feb 1, 2022 · Madeline Merinuk. Sarah Lemire. Learn about these trailblazing Black women in history including luminaries like Kamala Harris, Maya Angelou, Michelle Obama, Aretha Franklin and Rosa Parks.
Feb 22, 2021 · African American Perspectives Portrait Gallery. Gertrude Emily Hicks Bustill was born in Philadelphia in 1855 to a prominent African American family during the last of the antebellum era. She would lead a remarkable life over her 92 years, playing an active, socially-engaged role in all of it. She was a child during the Civil War.
Feb 14, 2023 · From 1997 to 1999, Waters chaired the Congressional Black Caucus, and in 2019 became the first woman and first African American chair of the House Financial Services Committee. Throughout her career, Waters has been outspoken on issues ranging from divestment from South Africa’s apartheid regime to opposition to the Iraq War.
Feb 25, 2021 · For rural schools, Dr. Woodson eventually introduced special kits for Negro History Week that could include a list of suggested reading material, speeches by and photos of famous African-Americans ...
African American Pioneers of Science. Read. Explore more. Black History Month. Black History Month. The road to school desegregation. The road to school desegregation.
Feb 1, 2021 · Black History Month: African Americans who took risks and changed history. ... and a famous photo of that shocking moment helped galvanize the civil rights movement. It was taken during the ...
Feb 9, 2024 · For much of his career, Randolph fought for equal trade opportunities for Black people. In regards to the ability of African Americans to partake in federal government employment and contracts, he ...
