Septima Clark’s School for Troublemakers
More than a witness to history, Clark helped shape it, responding to voter suppression with the indomitable reframe to teach, giving meaning and momentum to the 20th Century suffragists.
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Suffragist, Citizen, Everywoman Extraordinaire
Fannie Lou Hamer's worldview birthed a vision for a future trained on equity, freedom, and reconciling history with policy.
The Prophet – Molding Wings That Soar
Nancy Elizabeth Prophet, unsung Black sculptress, is the first of three-part tribute to Paris Pathfinders by Julia Browne.
Mary Ann Shadd Cary – Less Talk More Action
When famed abolitionist Frederick Douglass asked readers of the North Star for suggestions on how to improve life in the U.S., she promptly penned, “We should do more and talk less.”
Bessie Coleman – Dared to Fly
Young Bessie Coleman, daughter of sharecropper parents of African and Cherokee descent, found distractions from her toil in the Texas cottonfields.
Word Warrior – Frances Ellen Watkins Harper
Her word artistry was a weapon to dismantle slavery and challenge inequality.
1920’s Bessie Coleman — The Sky’s The Limit
January 26, 1892 – April 30, 1926 Bessie Coleman—the fearless dreamer. Her spirit danced in the clouds. Born into a world where dreams for a Black woman soared as high as a grounded sparrow, Bessie’s wings were never clipped. With Determination was her compass. Pursued the uncharted skies, aspiring to become the first African American…
1980’s Gladys West — Charting Direction
Enter the realm of satellites and stars, and you'll encounter the brilliant mind of Gladys West, a hidden celestial architect. Born with a thirst for knowledge as vast as the cosmos, Gladys pioneered the path of mathematical genius in a world oblivious to her brilliance. In the hushed corridors of history, Gladys West emerges as…
2020’s Dr. Kizzmekia Corbett — A Viral Solution
Meet the scientific maestro Dr. Kizzmekia Corbett. In the intricate dance between molecules and miracles, Dr. Corbett emerges as a genius, crafting a melody of hope for a world gripped by uncertainty. Her story, a tapestry woven with threads of brilliance and resilience, paints a portrait of a scientist whose footsteps echo through the corridors…
An All Black Women Air Crew Honor Bessie Coleman
Phoenix — An American Airlines flight recently made history when, for the first time in the carrier's 96-year existence, everyone involved from the ramp to the gate to the cockpit and cabin were all Black women. The recent flight from Phoenix to Dallas celebrated the 100th anniversary of Bessie Coleman, the first African American woman to…
