“Precious Lord, take my hand, Lead me on, let me stand, I am tired, I am weak, I am worn; Through the storm, through the night,Lead…
United States Air Force Officer. First African-American Astronaut Born and raised in Chicago, Lawrence attended Haines Elementary School and, at age sixteen, graduated in the top…
The Orangeburg Massacre is a tragedy that hits home. I was born and raised in Orangeburg, South Carolina, where the Massacre took place. Its trauma casts…
Lawyer. Newspaper founder and editor. Founder of the Bud Billiken Parade and Picnic Robert Sengstacke Abbott (November 24, 1870 – February 29, 1940) was an American lawyer,…
Investigator. Civil Rights Leader. Talk Show Host. Broadcast Executive. Xernona Clayton began her career in the Civil Rights Movement with the National Urban League in Chicago,…
Bank founder. Businesswoman. Teacher. Maggie Lena Walker (July 15, 1864 – December 15, 1934) was born two years and two months after the end of the…
Pre-Montgomery Bus Boycott Rosa Parks and the Case of Recy Taylor We all know and love Rosa Parks, but rarely is there discussion about her life…
Every February, this picture of Cecil Williams breaks the internet. What I realized this year is that people are in love with this picture, but most…
Vaccines. We are all talking about them. Should we get them? Should we not? There’s some interesting history surrounding vaccinations or inoculations that has its roots…
Mother of hair care. Pioneer of cosmetology schools. Owner and operator of the Poro College. Chemist. Entrepreneur. Philanthropist. Did you see Self-Made on Netflix? It’s been…