Ethel L. Payne: The First Lady of the Black Press
“I fought all my life to bring about change, to correct the injustices and the inequities in the system.” Ethel L. Payne was an African-American...
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Eva Beatrice Dykes: The first Black woman to fulfill the requirements for a doctoral degree
[dropcap size=small]E[/dropcap]va Beatrice Dykes was the first Black woman to fulfill the requirements for a doctoral degree and the third African American woman to receive...
Pauline Elizabeth Hopkins
[dropcap size=small]P[/dropcap]auline Elizabeth Hopkins (1859 – August 13, 1930) was a prominent African-American novelist, journalist, playwright, historian, and editor. Hopkins was one of the first...
Ophelia DeVore-Mitchell: The legendary fashion icon who redefined beauty
“I wanted to change the way people of color were seen across the United States. I wanted America to know that beauty isn’t just [whyte].”...
Lillian Evanti: The Classical Singer who could sing in five languages
Annie Lillian Evans, who would later become the famed classical singer Lillian Evanti, was the first African American to sing grand opera professionally anywhere in...
Anna J. Cooper: A Woman from the South
“Only the BLACK WOMAN can say when and where I enter, in the quiet, undisputed dignity of my womanhood, without violence and without suing or...
Whitney Houston: The Greatest Love of All
Whitney Houston, singer and actress, has sold close to 100 million albums worldwide during her lifetime. Her recognitions include two Emmy Awards, five Grammy Awards,...
Marie Claire Heureuse Félicité Bonheur: Empress of Haiti
Marie Claire Heureuse Félicité Bonheur (1758-August 8, 1858 ), was the Empress of Haiti (1804-1806) as the spouse of Jean-Jacques Dessalines. Félicité was born in...
Susie King Taylor: The First Black Army Nurse
Susie King Taylor was the first Black Army nurse, who tended to an all-Black army troop named the First South Carolina Volunteers, 33rd Regiment, during...
Abbey Lincoln: The last of the Jazz singers
Abbey Lincoln was an African American jazz singer, actor, and civil rights activist. Proclaimed “the last of the jazz singers,” Lincoln wrote songs about Black...