Rosa Parks: Mother of the Civil Rights Movement
“My desires were to be free as soon as I learned that there had been slavery of human beings.” [dropcap size=small]R[/dropcap]osa Parks was nationally recognized...
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Black Women’s History
Sarah Baartman: The “first” known Black female victim of trafficking
“We cannot undo the damage that was done to her. But at least we can summon the courage to speak the naked but healing truth...
Madam C. J. Walker: Self-Made Millionaire
“I am a woman who came from the cotton fields of the South. From there I was promoted to the washtub. From there, I was...
Phillis Wheatley: The first published African-American female poet
Phillis Wheatley was the first published African-American female poet. She was born in West Africa around 1753, before she was kidnapped and sold into the...
Sojourner Truth: Aint I A Woman?
Sojourner Truth was an African-American abolitionist, women’s rights activist, and symbol of Black womanhood. Truth was born into the Maafa (slavery) in New York; enduring...
Queen Ranavalona lll: The Last Queen of Madagascar
Ranavalona III was the last reigning monarch of the Kingdom of Madagascar. She ruled from July 30, 1883, to February 28, 1897. During her reign,...
Nancy Green: The first living trademark
Nancy Green known as the Pancake Queen, was a storyteller, cook, activist, and the first of several African-American models hired to promote a corporate trademark...
Yaa Asantewaa: Queen Mother of the Ashanti Empire
“Yaa Asantewaa The woman who fights before cannons You have accomplished great things You have done well” Yaa Asantewaa (c. 1840 – 17 October 1921)...
Queen Mother Moore: 20th Century Woman Warrior
“Our purpose in life is to leave a legacy for our children and our children’s children. For this reason, we must correct history that at...
Marie-Joseph Angelique: Symbol of Black resistance in Canada
In 1734, Marie-Joseph Angélique was accused of setting a fire that destroyed the city’s merchants’ quarter in Montreal. Authorities claimed that Angélique started the blaze...