Category Archives: Voices of the Past
Bayard Rustin
Born in 1912 and raised by his grandparents, Julia and Janifer Rustin, young Bayard Rustin...
Sep
Mary McLeod Bethune
On this day in 1875 Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune was born as the first free...
Jul
Malcolm X Day
Today is Malcolm X Day and we celebrate this icon of world history. Born Malcolm...
May
The Dixon Brothers
56 years ago, in the Spring of 1968, the Black Panther Party for Self Defense...
Apr
Ida B. Wells-Barnett
Ida B. Wells was born into enslavement in 1862 during the Civil War. In her...
Mar
Carter G. Woodson
Born in 1875 to formerly enslaved parents, Carter G. Woodson was a historian and author....
Feb
Shirley Chisholm
Shirley Chisholm was born in Brooklyn, NY in 1924 to immigrant parents. The eldest of...
Jan
Jimi Hendrix
James Marshall Hendrix was born in Seattle, WA in 1942. During his childhood his father...
Dec
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