Five Inspirational Poems for Black Women
March 8, 2016
Ossie Davis was one of the most recognized and influential African American performers and activists of the late...
Maria W. Stewart, essayist, teacher, and political activist, is thought to be the first woman in America and...
Activist Jimmie Lee Jackson is remembered for his tragic death at 26 years old at the hands of an Alabama state trooper during a small protest as part of the larger...
Henry Armstrong was the first boxer to hold simultaneous world championship titles in three different divisions: the featherweight,...
“Compassion, my dear Brothers, is preferable to cleanliness. Reflect that with a little soap I can easily clean...
Fred “Duke” Slater was the greatest African American football player of the first half of the 20th century. But his pioneering influence extended beyond the gridiron. After retirement, he broke ground...
For a staggering 60 years, from his debut as a four year old child star in the late...
Ralph Gardner-Chavis, who was a pioneer in plastic chemistry, owns the distinction of being one of the scientists...
Lewis Hayden was an African-American leader who escaped with his family from the Maafa (slavery) in Kentucky to Boston, where he became an abolitionist and lecturer, businessman, and politician. Lewis Hayden...
Richard Pryor was one of the most influential stand-up comedians of his generation, and starred in a number...
“The whole reason I did games was because people said, ‘You can’t do it.’ I’m one of the...
Gordon Parks (born Gordon Roger Alexander Buchanan Parks) was born on November 30, 1912, in Fort Scott, Kansas. It is recorded that he was stillborn: without a heartbeat, he was declared...
Meserette Kentake, founder of Kentake Page, was born and raised in Kingston, Jamaica, and is of Yoruba descent (mtDNA). Now based in London, she holds a BSc in Counselling Psychology but is most passionate about…
