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Maria W. Stewart: Early Black Female Political Public Speaker
Photo: YouTube Maria W. Stewart, best known as one of the earliest female public speakers, was born Maria Miller in Hartford, Connecticut, in 1803. ...
Sojourner Truth’s 1851 “Aren’t I A Woman” Speech
Photo: Wikimedia Commons Sojourner Truth (c. 1797-1883) was arguably the most famous of the 19th Century Black women orators. Born into slavery in New ...
New Georgia Project: Black Women’s Contributions to Suffrage Movement
[19th Amendment\Black Women] New Georgia Project\Nsé Ufot: “As we commemorate the ratification of the 19th amendment, we know that we have to continue to ...
NAACP: Kamala Harris’ VP Appointment “Defining Moment in U.S. History”
[Kamala Harris\NAACP] NAACP: “We recognize the overwhelming significance of this moment and what it means for this nation. We must not allow coverage of ...
Black Women Leaders Applaud VP Pick Kamala Harris
[2020 Elections\Biden-Harris] Black Women Leaders: “We come together as Black women leaders to congratulate Joe Biden on his historic selection of Senator Kamala to ...
DR. MARY MCLEOD BETHUNE STATUE TO BE UNVEILED AT U.S. CAPITOL NEXT YEAR
[Women’s History Month\Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune\U.S. Statuary Hall] Mary McLeod was the 15th child to slaves on a farm near Mayesville, South Carolina. She ...
SPEAKER PELOSI AND CONGRESSIONAL BLACK CAUCUS COMMEMORATE 400TH ANNIVERSARY OF FORCED ARRIVAL OF AFRICAN SLAVES
[400th Anniversary of African Slaves] House Speaker Nancy Pelosi: “We thank the Congressional Black Caucus, the conscience of the Congress, for bringing together leaders ...
Tribute: Children Who Fought for Freedom In America
Little Sheyann Webb. Photo-wikipedia.org One eight year old freedom fighter was suspended from school I wrote recently about a few of the brave children ...
Book Review: Herb Boyd’s “Black Detroit”
Author Herb Boyd. Photo–Flickr BLACK DETROIT A People’s History of Self- Determination Herb Boyd 352 pp. Amistad “Who would be free themselves must strike ...
