Voices
Judge Sonia Sotomayor; Ordinary Person Blessed with Extraordinary Opportunities
“I am an ordinary person who has been blessed with extraordinary opportunities and experiences.” Sonia Sotomayor An American Story Judge Sonia Sotomayor has lived the American dream. Born to a Puerto Ric...
Sisters of Substance Spotlight: Gwendolyn Brooks (1917-2000)
Gwendolyn Brooks, Gwendolyn Elizabeth Brooks was born on June 7, 1917, in Topeka, Kansas and died on Dec. 3, 2000, in Chicago, Ill. She was an American poet whose works deal with the everyday life of urban blacks. She was the ...
Sister of Substance Spotlight: Mary McLeod Bethune (1875–1955)
Sister of Substance Spotlight | Mary McLeod Bethune Mary McLeod Bethune was a sociologist and a special adviser on minority affairs to President Franklin D. Roosevelt. During the years of the Great Depression, Dr. Bethune was d...
Women And The Right To Vote
The Nineteenth Amendment was passed by Congress June 4, 1919, but it was not ratified until August 18, 1920. Although women helped during the Civil War, but the 14th Amendment that guaranteed all American men in the nation ...
Euphemia Lofton Haynes: First African-American Woman To Earn A Ph.D In Mathematics
Euphemia Lofton Haynes, September 11, 1890 – July 25, 1980 The first African-American woman to earn a Ph.D in Mathematics Martha Euphemia Lofton was born in Washington, D.C. in 1890, the first child and only daughter of ...
The Queen of Disco Worked Hard for The Money: The Life of Donna Summer
LaDonna Adrian Gaines, was born December 31, 1948 and died May 17, 2012. Known by the stage name Donna Summer, was an American singer and songwriter who gained prominence during the disco era of the late 1970s. She had a mezzo-...
Whitney Houston’s Tribute Funeral Bulletin Released – See it Now
We all have been honoring Whitney Houston’s memory since we learned of her passing. Now they have released the official Whitney Houston’s Tribute Funeral Bulletin Released – See it Now. See Photos [fbphotos id...
At Last Etta James: A Gospel Prodigy to an American Music Legend
Born Jamesetta Hawkins on January 25, 1938, in Los Angeles. As a child, Etta was a gospel prodigy, singing in her church choir and on the radio at the age of 5. When she turned 12, she moved north to San Francisco where she for...
A Woman and A King
Last Sunday, I had the pressure of attending the Dr. Martin Luther King Memorial Celebration. I witnessed the mass migration of people of every hue walking toward the memorial, it was certainly something to see. While walking t...
Marian Anderson
http://www.goodhousekeeping.com/family/inspirational-people/women-who-changed-our-world#slide-16 http://www.afrovoices.com/anderson.html Marian Anderson 1897 – 1993
SINGER & Activist In 1939, the DAR refused to le...
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