In the past 120 years, these women have all made an impact on our world.
2008 Caldecott Medal Winner The 2008 Caldecott Medal winner is The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick (Scholastic) From an opening shot of the full m
While purists may disagree with the modernisation of such historic pictures such as the celebrations that marked VJ (Victory in Japan) day the colour pictures do appear to re-emphasise the scene they are portraying.
Born Araminta “Minty” Ross in Maryland around 1822, “Harriet” adopted her mother’s name after escaping slavery.
Editor’s note: This article was originally published April 21, 2014. For those who are wondering about the retro title of this black-history series, please take a moment to learn about historian Joel A. Rogers, author of the 1934 book 100 Amazing Facts About the Negro With Complete Proof, to whom these “amazing facts”…
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In the past 120 years, these women have all made an impact on our world.
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This poster is of Susan B. Anthony after her arrest for voting. Men in power wanted to make S. Anthony's trial public. At the time women were not allowed to vote and Another went against the rules and voted anyway so they arrested her for breaking the law.
The story of the two black albino brothers from Roanoke, Virginia is unique even in the bizarre world of freaks and sideshow.
That's almost one for each day in Black History Month!
Adélina Soulouque (b. c. 1795-after 1859), née Lévêque, was Empress Consort of Haiti from 1849 until 1859, as wife of Faustin I of Haiti. Adélina was the daughter of Marie Michel Lévêque, a Haitian of mixed-race heritage. She had a long-term relationship with Faustin Souloque for many years. It was only in December 1849 that […]
Meet Nyakim Gatwech, the South Sudanese model who's teaching people not to be afraid of the dark. With her deeply pigmented skin and fierce determination, she's breaking down the barriers of conventional beauty, and encouraging others to do exactly the same.
50 years ago, Franca Viola risked everything to put her rapist behind bars and marry the man of her choice.
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The grandson of enslaved people, Julian overcame racial barriers to achieve scientific, business, and personal success.
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A newly discovered photograph of Harriet Tubman was sold at auction for $161,000, far more than what experts had predicted.
In the past 120 years, these women have all made an impact on our world.
Claudia Roth Pierpont on the author of “Their Eyes Were Watching God.”
From mathematicians to athletes to entrepreneurs, here are the empowering stories of 11 women you may not know about, but definitely should.
Lily Seika Jones was born in San Antonio, Texas in 1989. She was raised in Vancouver, Canada where she attended the University of British of Columbia and comple
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Some differences between Black ASL and ASL used by white signers:
