Five Inspirational Poems for Black Women
March 8, 2016
Fanny Jackson Coppin was an African-American educator and missionary and a lifelong advocate for female higher education. Fanny...
Sylvester Magee was an African American who may have been the last living former enslaved American. Although Magee’s...
Dick Gregory is the renowned comedian, actor, and civil rights activist (born October 12, 1932) who uses his wit and humor to advance his deep interest in civil rights and world...
Mary Ann Shadd Cary was a Black Canadian-American educator, abolitionist, writer, newspaper publisher, army recruiter, suffragist, and legal...
Powhatan Beaty was a Black Union soldier, Medal of Honor recipient, actor, playwright, and civic figure whose life...
“If one can, anyone can, all you gotta do is try” Faith Ringgold was an American painter, writer, educator, sculptor, performance artist, and activist best known for her painted story quilts....
“It was my good fortune to lend a helping hand to the weary travelers flying from the land...
John Armstrong Howard was the first Black Olympic athlete from Canada, competing in the 1912 Summer Olympics. The...
“One day I know the struggle will change. There’s got to be a change—not only for Mississippi, not only for the people in the United States, but people all over the...
Lonnie George Johnson is an African American inventor and engineer who holds more than 80 patents. Johnson is...
Thomas Mundy Peterson—also recorded during his lifetime as Thomas Peterson, Thomas Mundy, Thomas Peterson-Mundy, and Thomas H. or...
Bernard Jeffrey McCullough—known to the world as Bernie Mac—was an American comedian, actor, writer, and producer whose fearless stand-up, distinctive Chicago voice, and wide-ranging screen work made him one of the...
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…
