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This is a list of African-American activists [1] covering various areas of activism, but primarily focused on those African-Americans who historically and currently have been fighting racism and racial injustice against African-Americans.
In Search of Sisterhood: Delta Sigma Theta and the Challenge of the Black Sorority Movement by Paula Giddings. Shaped to Its Purpose: Delta Sigma Theta - The First Fifty Years by Mary Elizabeth Vroman. Hill, Pauline Anderson Simmons (1998). Too Young To Be Old: Bertha Pitts Campbell. AuthorHouse. ISBN 1434392554. Romero, Victoria Wheeler Raider ...
Many of them died in accidents such as car or plane crashes. Some suffered sudden cardiac death, which has a higher incidence in basketball among young athletes. [1] [2] Some suffered from the heart condition hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, [3] which is more common in African Americans.
When he died in a helicopter crash in January 2020, there was an outpouring of tributes from around the world. ... NBA Black players evolved into cultural icons. Players like Michael Jordan and ...
If there was a strong Black woman to be portrayed on stage, screen or TV, Cicely Tyson (1924-2021) was often called upon to do it. Tyson had a reputation for refusing to take roles that demeaned ...
A mural of two "fan favourite" footballers who "died too young" has been unveiled. Artwork depicting Ugo Ehiogu and Sol Bamba was revealed at Middlesbrough Football Club's Riverside Stadium in ...
Hazel Dorothy Scott (June 11, 1920 – October 2, 1981) was a Trinidadian jazz and classical pianist and singer. She was an outspoken critic of racial discrimination and segregation.
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