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In honor of Black History Month, we’ve rounded up 120 inspiring quotes from civil rights icons as well as words of wisdom from inspiring modern figures including Viola Davis, Janelle Monáe, and ...
Black History Month Quotes. "We have to talk about liberating minds as well as liberating society." — Angela Davis, activist and philosopher. "Believe in yourself, learn, and never stop wanting ...
Alice Ball. Alice Augusta Ball (July 24, 1892 – December 31, 1916) was an American chemist who developed the "Ball Method" for making ethyl ester derivatives of chaulmoogra oil, which were used as a treatment for leprosy during the early 20th century. [1] She was the first woman and first African American to receive a master's degree from the ...
58. “The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don’t have any.” —Alice Walker 59. “The best way to not feel hopeless is to get up and do something.
Known for. First black journalist to cover the White House [ 1] Alice Allison Dunnigan (April 27, 1906 – May 6, 1983) [ 2] was an American journalist, civil rights activist and author. [ 3][ 4] Dunnigan was the first African-American female correspondent to receive White House credentials, [ 5] and the first black female member of the Senate ...
Black History Month began as merely a week back in 1926 thanks to the efforts of one man: Carter G. Woodson. A scholar and teacher, Woodson was the second Black American to receive a Ph.D. from ...
The African American founding fathers of the United States are the African Americans who worked to include the equality of all races as a fundamental principle of the United States. Beginning in the abolition movement of the 19th century, they worked for the abolition of slavery, and also for the abolition of second class status for free blacks ...
Black History Facts Society: 1. Dr. Carter G. Woodson, known as the “Father of Black History,” started the first Negro History Week in 1926 to ensure students would learn Black history. It ...